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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is the auntie surprised by the burglar's actions in "The Burglar of Babylon"?
(a) She raised him to be honest.
(b) She is surprised he is not setting a good example for his children.
(c) He lacks the courage to break the law.
(d) He has always had a giving nature.

3. What does "Jeronimo's House" reflect about the poet?
(a) Her love for Spanish things.
(b) Her love for her dog.
(c) Her love for small houses.
(d) Her love for spacious houses.

4. Where did Marianne Moore work?
(a) A museum.
(b) The Library of Congress.
(c) A book store.
(d) The New York Public Library.

5. To what does the poet compare the long, relentless rain in "Questions of Travel"?
(a) A preacher's nose.
(b) A politician's nose.
(c) A politician's speech.
(d) A preacher's sermon.

6. What happens to the sheep in "Cape Breton"?
(a) They get scared by the birds and walk off the edge of a cliff.
(b) They drown.
(c) They get scared by the planes and walk off the edge of a cliff.
(d) They get scared by the waves and walk off the edge of a cliff.

7. What do several of the poems in North and South pay homage?
(a) Cities.
(b) Water.
(c) Trees.
(d) Music.

8. On what is "The Riverman" based?
(a) Amazon Tales by Charles Wagley.
(b) Amazon Town by Charles Wagley.
(c) Amazon Town by Charles Bagley.
(d) Amazon Tales by Charles Bagley.

9. What does Micucu's auntie do in "The Burglar of Babylon"?
(a) Throws him out of her home.
(b) Gives him money.
(c) Takes him into her home.
(d) Withholds money.

10. Where did Bishop grow up?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) Calgary.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

11. How is the water temperature described in "Cape Breton"?
(a) An ancient chill.
(b) A fierce chill.
(c) A piercing chill.
(d) A timeless chill.

12. What color are the Brazilian warehouses?
(a) White or gray.
(b) Pink of blue.
(c) Black or white.
(d) Black or gray.

13. In what city are many of the poems in North and South set?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

14. How does Bishop tend to portray caves and shores in North and South?
(a) Reverently.
(b) Objectively.
(c) Dismissively.
(d) Symbolically.

15. What geographical locations do the poems in North and South portray?
(a) Europe, Canada, and South America.
(b) The United States, Mexico, and Paris.
(c) The United States, Canada, and Europe.
(d) The United States, Europe, and Brazil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in "Songs for a Colored Singer do?

2. How does Bishop tend to characterize a person's feelings and moods in the poems in North and South?

3. In "Cape Breton," what types of animals are staring out to sea?

4. Who is depicted in "Visits to St. Elizabeth's"?

5. What does the poem "Roosters" describe?

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