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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described in the poem "Paris, 7 A.M."?
(a) Observing a courtyard from an apartment window.
(b) Arriving in Paris.
(c) Waking.
(d) Riding a train.

2. What does Bishop compare the winter wind to in "The Colder the Air"?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A huntress.
(c) A hunter.
(d) A tigress.

3. How does Bishop tend to characterize a person's feelings and moods in the poems in North and South?
(a) Subjectively.
(b) Sentimentally.
(c) Compassionately.
(d) Objectively.

4. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?
(a) Refined.
(b) Haughty.
(c) Slang.
(d) Uncultured.

5. What does "Jeronimo's House" describe?
(a) A tiny house.
(b) A barn.
(c) A large house.
(d) A dog house.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the poems in North and South collected?

2. What is the subject of "The Gentleman of Shalott"?

3. What happens in "A Miracle for Breakfast"?

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

5. In what city are many of the poems in North and South set?

(see the answer key)

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