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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the title of one of the poems in Four Poems?
(a) "Talk."
(b) "Argument."
(c) "Conversation."
(d) "Discussion."

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

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 border guards.
(c) The poet's first experience with Brazilian food.
(d) The poet's first experience with travel.

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

6. Where does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" bring his fish?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) Ontario.
(c) Boston.
(d) Calgary.

7. In "Letter to N.Y.," whom is the poet addressing?
(a) Louise Crane.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Marianne Moore.
(d) Her parents.

8. On what is "The Riverman" based?
(a) Amazon Town by Charles Bagley.
(b) Amazon Town by Charles Wagley.
(c) Amazon Tales by Charles Wagley.
(d) Amazon Tales by Charles Bagley.

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

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

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

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

13. To what does the poet compare the long, relentless rain in "Questions of Travel"?
(a) A politician's nose.
(b) A preacher's sermon.
(c) A preacher's nose.
(d) A politician's speech.

14. Where did Marianne Moore work?
(a) A book store.
(b) The New York Public Library.
(c) A museum.
(d) The Library of Congress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two things Bishop and Moore can do together, as described in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

2. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?

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

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

5. In "Brazil January 1, 1502," how does the poet attempt to view the scenery?

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