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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were the poems in North and South collected?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1935.

2. What is similar about the language in the poems in North and South?
(a) It is general.
(b) It is rambling.
(c) It is prosaic.
(d) It is crisp and precise.

3. What makes the singer realize she is not dreaming in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?
(a) The dreams are too terrible.
(b) The dreams are too fuzzy.
(c) The dreams are too happy.
(d) The dreams are too clear.

4. In "Large Bad Picture," how does Bishop portray the flying birds?
(a) As hanging in z's.
(b) As hanging in n's.
(c) As hanging in m's.
(d) As hanging in s's.

5. To what does Bishop devote three poems to in North and South?
(a) Weekends.
(b) Evening.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the title "The Man-Moth" come to be?

2. What does "Jeronimo's House" reflect about the poet?

3. What geographical locations do the poems in North and South portray?

4. In what Southern state are some of the poems in North and South set?

5. How does Bishop compare an iceberg to a ship in North and South?

(see the answer key)

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