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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 does the poem "Roosters" describe?
(a) People's positive reaction to a rooster crowing.
(b) People's negative reaction to a rooster crowing.
(c) A silent rooster.
(d) A rooster that crows at midday.

2. In what time of day does "At the Fishhouses" take place?
(a) Morning.
(b) Evening.
(c) Noon.
(d) Afternoon.

3. How did the title "The Man-Moth" come to be?
(a) Bishop's troubled relationships.
(b) A child's mispronunciation.
(c) A newspaper misprint.
(d) Kafka's influence.

4. What does "Jeronimo's House" reflect about the poet?
(a) Her love for spacious houses.
(b) Her love for small houses.
(c) Her love for her dog.
(d) Her love for Spanish things.

5. What does Bishop compare the winter wind to in "The Colder the Air"?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A huntress.
(d) A tigress.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Moose," why are the people's reactions to the moose surprising?

2. To what does Bishop devote three poems to in North and South?

3. What is described in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?

4. Why does Bishop love the sea?

5. What are two sounds the poet appreciates in "Questions of Travel"?

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