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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary devices does Bishop employ in the poems in North and South?
(a) Allusion and symbolism.
(b) Metaphor and simile.
(c) Foreshadowing and mood.
(d) Symbolism and alliteration.

2. How did the title "The Man-Moth" come to be?
(a) Kafka's influence.
(b) Bishop's troubled relationships.
(c) A newspaper misprint.
(d) A child's mispronunciation.

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

4. How is the house in "Jeronimo's House" decorated?
(a) With vibrant colors and cheap decorations.
(b) With drab colors and ornate decorations.
(c) With a Native American influence.
(d) With family photos.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does "Jeronimo's House" describe?

3. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?

4. What is described in "Love Lies Sleeping"?

5. What does the singer do in "Songs for a Colored Singer?"

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