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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the poem "Sunday at Key West" originally appear?
(a) In a newspaper.
(b) In an anthology.
(c) In a letter to Marianne Moore.
(d) In a letter to Bishop's landlady.

2. How does Bishop look at life in the poems in Uncollected Work and Geography III?
(a) Hopefully.
(b) Regretfully.
(c) Humorously.
(d) Bitterly.

3. In "The Moose," why are the people's reactions to the moose surprising?
(a) They are overly calm.
(b) They have never heard of a moose.
(c) They act like they have never seen a moose.
(d) They are overly frantic.

4. What is described in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?
(a) The poet's politics.
(b) Architecture.
(c) The essence of Washington, D.C.
(d) A view from a rooftop.

5. What does the older character teach the younger in "Manners"?
(a) One must honor one's parents.
(b) Table manners.
(c) All people deserve respect.
(d) How to behave as a guest in someone's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where might the visitor go next in "The House Guest"?

2. What does the viewer see in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress?

3. Where does Micucu hide in "The Burglar of Babylon"?

4. Who is the philosopher referenced in "The Wit"?

5. In what Southern state are some of the poems in North and South set?

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