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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the title character in "For C.W.B."
(a) Unidentified.
(b) Catherine Wentworth Barrett.
(c) Clayton Wadsworth Barrett.
(d) Charles Watson Barrett.

2. How long did the poet actually spend in Brazil?
(a) Eighteen days.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Fifteen days.

3. In "The Mountain," what does the mountain want to know?
(a) Why time is so important to people.
(b) How old it is.
(c) Whether the world was better before there were people.
(d) Why it feels so much older than it is.

4. What are two poems by Carlos Drummond de Andrade?
(a) "Five-Sided Poem" and "Don't Stab Yourself."
(b) "Two-Sided Poem" and "Don't Hang Yourself."
(c) "Seven-Sided Poem" and "Don't Commit Suicide."
(d) "Seven-Sided Poem" and "Don't Kill Yourself."

5. What does the title character in "Manuelzinho" do?
(a) Spends money on his father's funeral.
(b) Gets a job.
(c) Steals.
(d) Feeds his family and pets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman demonstrate in "Brazilian Tragedy"?

2. In what year does Questions of Travel begin?

3. What is the sea awaiting in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino"'?

4. How does nature celebrate the birth of a baby in "From 'The Life and Death of a Severino'"?

5. What does the poem "Roosters" describe?

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