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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described in the poem "Paris, 7 A.M."?
(a) Riding a train.
(b) Observing a courtyard from an apartment window.
(c) Arriving in Paris.
(d) Waking.

2. The structure of the poem "Visits to St. Elizabeth's" is the same as what song?
(a) I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
(b) This Old Man.
(c) Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
(d) The Twelve Days of Christmas.

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

4. What is involved in the resolution of Four Poems?
(a) Realization.
(b) A decision to wed.
(c) Separation.
(d) Divorce.

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

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

7. In "Brazil January 1, 1502," how does the poet attempt to view the scenery?
(a) From an explorer's perspective.
(b) From an archaeological perspective.
(c) From an artist's perspective.
(d) From a tourist's perspective.

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

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

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

11. What are two sounds the poet appreciates in "Questions of Travel"?
(a) Wind and roosters.
(b) Rain and frogs.
(c) Wooden clogs and a bird's song.
(d) Tap shoes and a cricket's chirp.

12. Who do the characters pick up in "Manners"?
(a) A boy and his dog.
(b) A boy and his goat.
(c) A boy and his crow.
(d) A boy and his falcon.

13. What quality do the poems in North and South share?
(a) Similar subject matter.
(b) Generalizations.
(c) Attention to detail.
(d) Humor.

14. What are two things Bishop and Moore can do together, as described in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?
(a) Walking and talking.
(b) Shopping and talking.
(c) Writing and having lunch.
(d) Walking and having tea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in "The Gentleman of Shalott" believe about being only part of a man?

2. Why is Bishop so eager to have Moore visit her?

3. In what year does Questions of Travel begin?

4. What does Bishop's uncommon vocabulary reflect about her settings?

5. To what does Bishop devote three poems to in North and South?

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