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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does "Arrival at Santos" depict?
(a) The poet's first experience with travel.
(b) The poet's first experience with border guards.
(c) The poet's first experience with Brazilian food.
(d) The poet's first experience with Brazilian scenery and culture.

3. What is the poet surprised to learn?
(a) That Brazil does not have a flag.
(b) That the people of Brazil are well-off.
(c) That the people of Brazil are poor.
(d) That Brazil has a flag.

4. What quality do the poems in North and South share?
(a) Humor.
(b) Generalizations.
(c) Attention to detail.
(d) Similar subject matter.

5. To what does the poet compare the long, relentless rain in "Questions of Travel"?
(a) A preacher's sermon.
(b) A politician's speech.
(c) A preacher's nose.
(d) A politician's nose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?

2. What were the poet's initial reactions to Brazil?

3. Who is traveling on a wagon in "Manners"?

4. What is depicted in "Manuelzinho"?

5. What is a running theme in many of the poems in Cold Spring?

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