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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 "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?
(a) Architecture.
(b) The poet's politics.
(c) The essence of Washington, D.C.
(d) A view from a rooftop.

2. Who is traveling on a wagon in "Manners"?
(a) A girl and her grandmother.
(b) A girl and her grandfather.
(c) A girl and her mother.
(d) A girl and her father.

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

4. 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.

5. What does Bishop display towards Moore in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?
(a) Criticism.
(b) A desire to meet her.
(c) A superior attitude.
(d) Friendship and reverence.

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

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

8. What do the poems in Four Poems describe?
(a) An argument between lovers.
(b) A marriage proposal.
(c) Passion between lovers.
(d) Agreement between lovers.

9. Why is Bishop so eager to have Moore visit her?
(a) Moore was a close friend.
(b) Moore had free museum passes.
(c) Moore had important connections.
(d) Moore offered to edit Bishop's poetry.

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

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

12. How long did the poet actually spend in Brazil?
(a) Fifteen days.
(b) Eighteen days.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Fifteen years.

13. In "Large Bad Picture," how does Bishop portray the flying birds?
(a) As hanging in m's.
(b) As hanging in s's.
(c) As hanging in n's.
(d) As hanging in z's.

14. When did Bishop meet Moore?
(a) When Bishop was an older woman.
(b) When Bishop was a young woman.
(c) When Bishop was a teenager.
(d) When Bishop was a middle-aged woman.

15. What is the tone of the Four Poems?
(a) Objective.
(b) Entirely removed.
(c) Subjective and personal.
(d) Subjective yet removed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet hope to gain by knowing the answers to her questions in "Letter to N.Y."?

2. How does Bishop tend to portray caves and shores in North and South?

3. On what is "The Riverman" based?

4. What does the tone of "Letter to N.Y." reveal about the friendship portrayed?

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

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