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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What makes the singer realize she is not dreaming in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?
(a) The dreams are too fuzzy.
(b) The dreams are too terrible.
(c) The dreams are too clear.
(d) The dreams are too happy.

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

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

5. How does Bishop tend to characterize a person's feelings and moods in the poems in North and South?
(a) Compassionately.
(b) Subjectively.
(c) Sentimentally.
(d) Objectively.

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

7. What is one question the poet asks in "Questions of Travel"?
(a) Whether people have to travel because they have no imagination.
(b) Whether travel can ruin one's sense of imagination.
(c) Whether people who have a good imagination don't need to travel.
(d) Whether it is better to travel or just to use one's imagination.

8. What is Bishop's attitude toward the title character and his family in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) Pitying.
(b) Distasteful.
(c) Cautious.
(d) Caring.

9. What accessory was Marianne Moore's trademark?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) Her gloves.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Her purse.

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

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

12. Who is depicted in "Visits to St. Elizabeth's"?
(a) A Jew in a fur hat.
(b) A Catholic in a newspaper hat.
(c) A Jew in a newspaper hat.
(d) A Catholic in a fur hat.

13. What does Bishop's uncommon vocabulary reflect about her settings?
(a) The way the people speak.
(b) The foods consumed in these places.
(c) The culture and the feel of the people.
(d) The customs and mannerisms of the people.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is involved in the resolution of Four Poems?

2. What does Bishop display towards Moore in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

3. What does the singer do in "Songs for a Colored Singer?"

4. Who do the characters pick up in "Manners"?

5. When were the poems in North and South collected?

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