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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does "Jeronimo's House" describe?
(a) A large house.
(b) A tiny house.
(c) A barn.
(d) A dog house.

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

4. What does "Arrival at Santos" depict?
(a) The poet's first experience with Brazilian scenery and culture.
(b) The poet's first experience with travel.
(c) The poet's first experience with Brazilian food.
(d) The poet's first experience with border guards.

5. What does the man in "The Riverman" want to be?
(a) A witch doctor.
(b) A hypnotist.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) A palm reader.

6. What does the title character in "Manuelzinho" wear that is oddly painted?
(a) A pair of overalls.
(b) A hat.
(c) A shirt.
(d) A belt.

7. What is depicted in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) A man living on the street.
(b) A man who is half-tenant, half-squatter.
(c) A landlord.
(d) A man buying his first home.

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

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

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

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

12. What does Bishop compare the winter wind to in "The Colder the Air"?
(a) A hunter.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A tigress.
(d) A huntress.

13. What happens in "A Miracle for Breakfast"?
(a) A man does not share his roll.
(b) A man has only coffee for breakfast.
(c) A man scatters crumbs.
(d) A man calls room service.

14. In what time of day does "At the Fishhouses" take place?
(a) Evening.
(b) Morning.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Noon.

15. What question does Bishop ponder in "Brazil, January 1, 1502"?
(a) Where Brazil got its name.
(b) How little Brazil has changed over time.
(c) What Brazil was like in the early 16th century.
(d) How much Brazil has changed over time.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the poet compare the long, relentless rain in "Questions of Travel"?

2. The structure of the poem "Visits to St. Elizabeth's" is the same as what song?

3. What does Bishop mean when she asks Moore to "please come flying" in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

4. Who is the old man in "At the Fishhouses"?

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

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