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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is "The Burglar of Babylon" about?
(a) An inept burglar who escapes from prison.
(b) A cunning burglar who stays out of prison.
(c) An inept burglar who fails to escape from prison.
(d) A cunning burglar who escapes from prison.

3. What question does Bishop ponder in "Brazil, January 1, 1502"?
(a) What Brazil was like in the early 16th century.
(b) How much Brazil has changed over time.
(c) How little Brazil has changed over time.
(d) Where Brazil got its name.

4. In what city are many of the poems in North and South set?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

5. What are two sounds the poet appreciates in "Questions of Travel"?
(a) Wooden clogs and a bird's song.
(b) Rain and frogs.
(c) Wind and roosters.
(d) Tap shoes and a cricket's chirp.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the poet hope to gain by knowing the answers to her questions in "Letter to N.Y."?

3. What does the title character in "Manuelzinho" wear that is oddly painted?

4. How is the house in "Jeronimo's House" decorated?

5. What effect does the tone have on the Four Poems?

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