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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Bishop devote three poems to in North and South?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Evening.
(c) Morning.
(d) Weekends.

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

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

4. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?
(a) Refined.
(b) Uncultured.
(c) Slang.
(d) Haughty.

5. What is the subject of "The Gentleman of Shalott"?
(a) A man breaking a mirror.
(b) A man traveling on water.
(c) A man looking at his reflection in water.
(d) A man looking into a mirror.

6. How does Bishop compare an iceberg to a ship in North and South?
(a) The ship is more regal.
(b) The iceberg is more interesting.
(c) The ship is of more benefit to the soul.
(d) The iceberg is more dangerous.

7. "Questions of Travel" is in what format?
(a) Question and answer.
(b) A list of meandering questions.
(c) A debate.
(d) An answer to a single question.

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

9. What literary devices does Bishop employ in the poems in North and South?
(a) Symbolism and alliteration.
(b) Metaphor and simile.
(c) Foreshadowing and mood.
(d) Allusion and symbolism.

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

11. Where does Micucu hide in "The Burglar of Babylon"?
(a) In a ditch.
(b) In the hills.
(c) In a church.
(d) In a barn.

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

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

14. What is similar about the language in the poems in North and South?
(a) It is prosaic.
(b) It is rambling.
(c) It is crisp and precise.
(d) It is general.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Marianne Moore work?

2. Where did Bishop grow up?

3. In "Letter to N.Y.," whom is the poet addressing?

4. How long does the poet spend in Brazil?

5. What is described in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?

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