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

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. To what topic do many of Bishop's observations in the poems in North and South pertain?
(a) Nature.
(b) Politics.
(c) Geography.
(d) History.

4. Who is traveling on a wagon in "Manners"?
(a) A girl and her grandfather.
(b) A girl and her mother.
(c) A girl and her father.
(d) A girl and her grandmother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Jeronimo's House" describe?

2. What has Bishop arranged in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

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

4. What color are the Brazilian warehouses?

5. What is "The Burglar of Babylon" about?

(see the answer key)

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