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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the poems in Four Poems describe?
(a) An argument between lovers.
(b) Passion between lovers.
(c) A marriage proposal.
(d) Agreement between lovers.

2. What does the singer do in "Songs for a Colored Singer?"
(a) Stays with her husband.
(b) Leaves her boyfriend.
(c) Leaves her husband.
(d) Stays with her boyfriend.

3. What is described in the poem "Paris, 7 A.M."?
(a) Observing a courtyard from an apartment window.
(b) Waking.
(c) Arriving in Paris.
(d) Riding a train.

4. How is the house in "Jeronimo's House" decorated?
(a) With drab colors and ornate decorations.
(b) With a Native American influence.
(c) With family photos.
(d) With vibrant colors and cheap decorations.

5. What is the title of one of the poems in Four Poems?
(a) "Talk."
(b) "Discussion."
(c) "Conversation."
(d) "Argument."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bishop compare the winter wind to in "The Colder the Air"?

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

3. What makes the singer realize she is not dreaming in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?

4. What literary devices does Bishop employ in the poems in North and South?

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

(see the answer key)

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