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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Jeronimo's House" reflect about the poet?
(a) Her love for her dog.
(b) Her love for small houses.
(c) Her love for Spanish things.
(d) Her love for spacious houses.

2. What quality do the poems in North and South share?
(a) Humor.
(b) Attention to detail.
(c) Generalizations.
(d) Similar subject matter.

3. In "Letter to N.Y.," whom is the poet addressing?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Marianne Moore.
(d) Louise Crane.

4. Why does Bishop love the sea?
(a) It is both ever-changing and unchanging.
(b) It is ever-changing.
(c) It is unchanging.
(d) She loves to swim.

5. What could the tone of the Four Poems indicate about the poet?
(a) She prefers to include herself in her poems.
(b) She prefers concise language.
(c) She prefers to use a lot of detail.
(d) She prefers flowery language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two things Bishop and Moore can do together, as described in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

2. What does Bishop's uncommon vocabulary reflect about her settings?

3. What is the title of one of the poems in Four Poems?

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

5. What is the tone of the Four Poems?

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