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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 does the moose do in "The Moose"?
(a) Stands in the road, then steps aside.
(b) Causes the bus to crash.
(c) Causes the train to crash.
(d) Attacks.

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

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

4. What does Micucu's auntie do in "The Burglar of Babylon"?
(a) Gives him money.
(b) Takes him into her home.
(c) Throws him out of her home.
(d) Withholds money.

5. Why is the dog pink in "Pink Dog"?
(a) The children have painted it.
(b) The sunset makes it look pink.
(c) It knocked over a can of paint.
(d) It is sick and has lost its hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Questions of Travel begin?

2. What happens in "A Miracle for Breakfast"?

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

4. What is "The Burglar of Babylon" about?

5. What literary device does the poet employ in "The Mountain"?

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