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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the poet actually spend in Brazil?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Eighteen years.
(c) Fifteen days.
(d) Eighteen days.

2. Where does Micucu hide in "The Burglar of Babylon"?
(a) In a ditch.
(b) In a barn.
(c) In a church.
(d) In the hills.

3. When were the poems in North and South collected?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1972.

4. What were the poet's initial reactions to Brazil?
(a) Hatred.
(b) A desire to stay for many years.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Curiosity and distaste.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the title "The Man-Moth" come to be?

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

3. What geographical locations do the poems in North and South portray?

4. In "Cape Breton," what types of animals are staring out to sea?

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

(see the answer key)

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