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

2. The structure of the poem "Visits to St. Elizabeth's" is the same as what song?
(a) I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
(b) This Old Man.
(c) The Twelve Days of Christmas.
(d) Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

3. "Questions of Travel" is in what format?
(a) A list of meandering questions.
(b) Question and answer.
(c) An answer to a single question.
(d) A debate.

4. What is the subject of the three poems in Rainy Season; Sub Tropics?
(a) Animals in the rain.
(b) Vegetation in the rain.
(c) Houses in the rain.
(d) Bodies of water in the rain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Micucu's auntie do in "The Burglar of Babylon"?

2. In "In the Waiting Room," what does the poet wonder about the photos of the tribal women in National Geographic?

3. What is the poet surprised to learn?

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

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

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