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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bishop compare an iceberg to a ship in North and South?
(a) The iceberg is more dangerous.
(b) The iceberg is more interesting.
(c) The ship is more regal.
(d) The ship is of more benefit to the soul.

2. What does the tone of "Letter to N.Y." reveal about the friendship portrayed?
(a) They have just met.
(b) They frequently argue.
(c) It is intimate.
(d) They are just acquaintances.

3. What literary device does the poet employ in "The Mountain"?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Personification.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Juxtaposition.

4. What is described in "Love Lies Sleeping"?
(a) Waking in a house.
(b) Waking in a hotel.
(c) Riding on a plane.
(d) Riding on a train.

5. Why is the character's name so common in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino'"?
(a) It was the name of a king.
(b) It was the name of a local celebrity.
(c) The village residents are members of the same family.
(d) It was the name of a local hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Brazilian Tragedy" depict?

2. What literary devices does Bishop employ in the poems in North and South?

3. What does Bishop compare the winter wind to in "The Colder the Air"?

4. Where does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" bring his fish?

5. How does Bishop begin the section Geography III?

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