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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which section does the poet arrive in Santos?
(a) A Cold Spring.
(b) Questions of Travel.
(c) Geography III.
(d) North & South.

2. What is a running theme in many of the poems in Cold Spring?
(a) Weather.
(b) The sea.
(c) Spring.
(d) Swimming.

3. In "Lines Written in the Fannie Farmer Cookbook," what is the poet's attitude toward Fannie Farmer?
(a) She sees her as old-fashioned.
(b) She finds her recipes unhealthy.
(c) She finds her recipes bland.
(d) She celebrates her.

4. When were the poems in North and South collected?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1935.

5. Why is Bishop so eager to have Moore visit her?
(a) Moore was a close friend.
(b) Moore had important connections.
(c) Moore offered to edit Bishop's poetry.
(d) Moore had free museum passes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the poem "Sunday at Key West" originally appear?

2. What is the symbolic meaning of "Pleasure Seas"?

3. What does the viewer see in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress?

4. What does the poet hope to gain by knowing the answers to her questions in "Letter to N.Y."?

5. What does Micucu's auntie do in "The Burglar of Babylon"?

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