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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the singer realize she is not dreaming in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?
(a) The dreams are too happy.
(b) The dreams are too fuzzy.
(c) The dreams are too terrible.
(d) The dreams are too clear.

2. To what topic do many of Bishop's observations in the poems in North and South pertain?
(a) Geography.
(b) Nature.
(c) Politics.
(d) History.

3. What memory does the toad in "Giant Toad" recall?
(a) Being chased.
(b) Being dropped in someone's soup.
(c) Being left in someone's bed.
(d) Being forced to smoke a cigarette.

4. What is the title of one of the poems in Four Poems?
(a) "Conversation."
(b) "Argument."
(c) "Discussion."
(d) "Talk."

5. When did Bishop meet Moore?
(a) When Bishop was a middle-aged woman.
(b) When Bishop was a teenager.
(c) When Bishop was an older woman.
(d) When Bishop was a young woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does the poet express a need in "Sonnet"?

2. What were the poet's initial reactions to Brazil?

3. What do the Brothers of the Souls know about the pauper in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino"'?

4. What does "Jeronimo's House" describe?

5. What are the Brothers of the Souls carrying in "From 'The Life and Death of a Severino""?

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