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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bishop tend to portray caves and shores in North and South?
(a) Reverently.
(b) Dismissively.
(c) Symbolically.
(d) Objectively.

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

3. What do the poems in Four Poems describe?
(a) A marriage proposal.
(b) Agreement between lovers.
(c) Passion between lovers.
(d) An argument between lovers.

4. In what Southern state are some of the poems in North and South set?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Texas.
(d) Florida.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" bring his fish?

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

3. What makes the singer realize she is not dreaming in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?

4. What is described in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?

5. Who is the old man in "At the Fishhouses"?

(see the answer key)

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