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

2. Who is the old man in "At the Fishhouses"?
(a) The poet's grandfather.
(b) The poet's father's friend.
(c) The poet's father.
(d) The poet's grandfather's friend.

3. How does Bishop tend to characterize a person's feelings and moods in the poems in North and South?
(a) Subjectively.
(b) Compassionately.
(c) Objectively.
(d) Sentimentally.

4. Where did Bishop grow up?
(a) New York.
(b) Calgary.
(c) Nova Scotia.
(d) Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Letter to N.Y.," whom is the poet addressing?

2. When did Bishop meet Moore?

3. What could the tone of the Four Poems indicate about the poet?

4. What types of fish does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" catch?

5. What is described in the poem "Paris, 7 A.M."?

(see the answer key)

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