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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "The Burglar of Babylon" about?
(a) A cunning burglar who escapes from prison.
(b) A cunning burglar who stays out of prison.
(c) An inept burglar who escapes from prison.
(d) An inept burglar who fails to escape from prison.

2. What is the poet surprised to learn?
(a) That Brazil does not have a flag.
(b) That the people of Brazil are well-off.
(c) That Brazil has a flag.
(d) That the people of Brazil are poor.

3. Who wrote "Cemetery of Childhood" and "Elegy for Maria Alves"?
(a) Vinicius de Moraes.
(b) Joaquim Cardozo.
(c) Manuel Bandeira.
(d) Joao Cabral de Melo Neto.

4. Where does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" bring his fish?
(a) Boston.
(b) Calgary.
(c) Ontario.
(d) Nova Scotia.

5. What were the poet's initial reactions to Brazil?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Curiosity and distaste.
(c) Hatred.
(d) A desire to stay for many years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of one of the poems in Four Poems?

2. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?

3. To what does the poet compare love in the third part of Three Valentines?

4. What types of fish does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" catch?

5. What is the subject of "The Gentleman of Shalott"?

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