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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 Bishop mean when she asks Moore to "please come flying" in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?
(a) That Moore should run over to Bishop's place.
(b) That Moore should come by plane.
(c) That Moore should drive quickly across the Brooklyn Bridge.
(d) That Moore should drive quickly over the Manhattan Bridge.

2. To what topic do many of Bishop's observations in the poems in North and South pertain?
(a) History.
(b) Politics.
(c) Nature.
(d) Geography.

3. In "Cape Breton," what types of animals are staring out to sea?
(a) Penguins and puffins.
(b) Auks and Seagulls.
(c) Seagulls and puffins.
(d) Auks and puffins.

4. What types of fish does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" catch?
(a) Codfish and herring.
(b) Salmon and herring.
(c) Codfish and bass.
(d) Salmon and bass.

5. In what time of day does "At the Fishhouses" take place?
(a) Morning.
(b) Evening.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Noon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Bishop grow up?

3. How is the water temperature described in "Cape Breton"?

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

5. Why does Bishop love the sea?

(see the answer key)

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