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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Bishop ponder in "Brazil, January 1, 1502"?
(a) How much Brazil has changed over time.
(b) How little Brazil has changed over time.
(c) Where Brazil got its name.
(d) What Brazil was like in the early 16th century.

2. Where did Bishop grow up?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) New York.
(c) Calgary.
(d) Paris.

3. How does the family react to the poet in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) Accepts her but refuses money and candy.
(b) Steals her money and candy.
(c) Avoids her but accepts money and candy.
(d) Gives her money and candy.

4. What does the poet do with items on her desk in "12 O'Clock News"?
(a) She writes news stories about them.
(b) She re-arranges them while watching the news.
(c) She hides them around the room for a child to find.
(d) She writes stories in which they come to life.

5. What does the man in "Songs for a Colored Singer do?
(a) Gambles too much.
(b) Drinks too much.
(c) Cheats on her.
(d) Fights too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet first recognize in "In the Waiting Room"?

2. Where did Marianne Moore work?

3. How does Bishop compare an iceberg to a ship in North and South?

4. What does "Jeronimo's House" reflect about the poet?

5. What does the moose do in "The Moose"?

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