2. Why does the snail in "Giant Snail" pity himself?
(a) He is large and ugly.
(b) He is large and slow.
(c) He is vulnerable to being eaten.
(d) He is slow and ugly.

3. What is Severino's problem in "From 'The Life and Death of a Severino"?
(a) He can't remember his name.
(b) He has a common name.
(c) His name is difficult to pronounce.
(d) He has no name.

4. What does Bishop remember in "Santarem"?
(a) A man she knew in Brazil.
(b) A cruise.
(c) A visit to four rivers.
(d) A visit to two rivers.

5. What are the Brothers of the Souls carrying in "From 'The Life and Death of a Severino""?
(a) A dead king.
(b) Bibles.
(c) A newborn baby.
(d) A dead pauper.

6. In "The Mountain," what does the mountain want to know?
(a) Why time is so important to people.
(b) Why it feels so much older than it is.
(c) Whether the world was better before there were people.
(d) How old it is.

7. Who is the author of the Four Sambas?
(a) Octavio Paz.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Anonymous.
(d) Marianne Moore.

8. What is the subject of "Objects & Apparitions"?
(a) Objects that move by invisible forces.
(b) Invisible objects.
(c) Common objects that become fantasy-like.
(d) Common objects that are handled by ghosts.

9. How old is the poet in "In the Waiting Room"?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

10. What literary device does "12 O'Clock News" employ?
(a) Simile.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Metaphor.

11. To what does the poet liken the ocean in "Pleasure Seas"?
(a) A ballroom.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A fiesta.
(d) A garden.

12. Who wrote "Cemetery of Childhood" and "Elegy for Maria Alves"?
(a) Vinicius de Moraes.
(b) Manuel Bandeira.
(c) Joao Cabral de Melo Neto.
(d) Joaquim Cardozo.

13. How does nature celebrate the birth of a baby in "From 'The Life and Death of a Severino'"?
(a) The tide does not go out.
(b) The rain stops.
(c) The rain starts.
(d) The tide does not come in.

14. What does the moose do in "The Moose"?
(a) Attacks.
(b) Stands in the road, then steps aside.
(c) Causes the train to crash.
(d) Causes the bus to crash.

15. Who visits the poet in "House Guest"?
(a) A fashion designer.
(b) Marianne Moore.
(c) A seamstress.
(d) A tailor.