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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is described in "Love Lies Sleeping"?
(a) Waking in a hotel.
(b) Waking in a house.
(c) Riding on a plane.
(d) Riding on a train.

3. What geographical locations do the poems in North and South portray?
(a) The United States, Mexico, and Paris.
(b) Europe, Canada, and South America.
(c) The United States, Canada, and Europe.
(d) The United States, Europe, and Brazil.

4. What does the singer do in "Songs for a Colored Singer?"
(a) Stays with her husband.
(b) Stays with her boyfriend.
(c) Leaves her husband.
(d) Leaves her boyfriend.

5. What does Bishop's uncommon vocabulary reflect about her settings?
(a) The culture and the feel of the people.
(b) The foods consumed in these places.
(c) The customs and mannerisms of the people.
(d) The way the people speak.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Bishop tend to portray caves and shores in North and South?

3. In "Large Bad Picture," how does Bishop portray the flying birds?

4. What do several of the poems in North and South pay homage?

5. What literary devices does Bishop employ in the poems in North and South?

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