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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Pink Dog," what does the poet suggest about including the dog at Carnival?
(a) That it should wear a costume.
(b) That it shouldn't be included.
(c) That it looks perfect painted pink.
(d) That its toenails be painted pink.

2. Where is the poet located as she composes "The Moose"?
(a) A bus in Canada.
(b) A train in Alaska.
(c) A bus in Alaska.
(d) A train in Canada.

3. What literary device does "12 O'Clock News" employ?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Simile.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Metaphor.

4. What is depicted in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) A man buying his first home.
(b) A man who is half-tenant, half-squatter.
(c) A man living on the street.
(d) A landlord.

5. What is the tone of the Four Poems?
(a) Objective.
(b) Subjective and personal.
(c) Entirely removed.
(d) Subjective yet removed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Marianne Moore work?

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

3. To what does the poet compare love in the third part of Three Valentines?

4. In "Pleasure Seas," what do those on the shore, in the plane, or on the yacht have in common?

5. What does Bishop remember in "Santarem"?

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