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

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

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

4. What does the second part of Three Valentines depict?
(a) The poet's not understanding how she came to fall in love.
(b) The poet's desire to fall in love.
(c) The poet's desire to leave her lover.
(d) The poet's not understanding how she fell out of love.

5. What is the visitor's mood in "House Guest"?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Comical.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Hopeless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does the poem "Pleasure Seas" compare?

2. How is the poet's perspective in Uncollected Poems different from that in her other poems?

3. What is the poet surprised to learn?

4. Who is depicted in "Visits to St. Elizabeth's"?

5. What does "The Wit" describe?

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