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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the tone of "Letter to N.Y." reveal about the friendship portrayed?
(a) They have just met.
(b) They are just acquaintances.
(c) They frequently argue.
(d) It is intimate.

2. What literary devices does Bishop employ in the poems in North and South?
(a) Symbolism and alliteration.
(b) Metaphor and simile.
(c) Allusion and symbolism.
(d) Foreshadowing and mood.

3. What does Micucu's auntie do in "The Burglar of Babylon"?
(a) Takes him into her home.
(b) Withholds money.
(c) Gives him money.
(d) Throws him out of her home.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the characters pick up in "Manners"?

2. What is described in "Love Lies Sleeping"?

3. Where did Bishop grow up?

4. What do the poems in Four Poems describe?

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

(see the answer key)

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