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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does the tone have on the Four Poems?
(a) It makes the reader less sympathetic to the plight of the people portrayed in them.
(b) It makes the reader more sympathetic to the plight of the people portrayed in them.
(c) It makes them more universal.
(d) It makes them specific to the two people portrayed in them.

2. What does Bishop's subject matter in the poems in Uncollected Work and Geography III tell us about her?
(a) She is interested in the exotic.
(b) She focuses on the negative.
(c) She sees everyday things in typical ways.
(d) She seeks to see beyond the norm.

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

4. What is "The Burglar of Babylon" about?
(a) An inept burglar who escapes from prison.
(b) A cunning burglar who escapes from prison.
(c) A cunning burglar who stays out of prison.
(d) An inept burglar who fails to escape from prison.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary device does "12 O'Clock News" employ?

2. In which section does the poet arrive in Santos?

3. How does the crab in "Strayed Crab" view himself?

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

5. What Bible story is alluded to in "Santarem?"

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