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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the viewer see in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress?
(a) An orchestra playing.
(b) A parade.
(c) A brass band playing.
(d) Nothing.

5. What are two things Bishop and Moore can do together, as described in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?
(a) Walking and talking.
(b) Shopping and talking.
(c) Writing and having lunch.
(d) Walking and having tea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Marianne Moore work?

3. What does Bishop display towards Moore in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

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

5. How does Bishop compare an iceberg to a ship in North and South?

(see the answer key)

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