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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the executioner in "The Hanging of the Mouse"?
(a) The raccoon.
(b) The dog.
(c) The rat.
(d) The cat.

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

3. Who is the philosopher referenced in "The Wit"?
(a) Copernicus.
(b) Plato.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Newton.

4. Where was the poet Max Jacob from?
(a) France.
(b) Brazil.
(c) New York.
(d) Italy.

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

6. How does Bishop begin the section Geography III?
(a) With a list of places.
(b) With a poem about a map.
(c) With a map.
(d) With basic lessons and questions about geography.

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

8. What are on the porch in "Sunday at Key West"?
(a) Plants.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Beach chairs.
(d) Rocking chairs.

9. What is common of many of the translated poems based in and around Brazil?
(a) There is a strong theme.
(b) The poets are not from Brazil.
(c) They deal with nature.
(d) They are upbeat.

10. What is the subject of the three poems in Rainy Season; Sub Tropics?
(a) Animals in the rain.
(b) Bodies of water in the rain.
(c) Houses in the rain.
(d) Vegetation in the rain.

11. What does "A Word With You" describe?
(a) A trip to the zoo.
(b) Languages.
(c) A trip to the park.
(d) An intimate conversation.

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

13. What do the Brothers of the Souls know about the pauper in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino"'?
(a) His age.
(b) Very little.
(c) His job.
(d) His name.

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

15. Who are the Brothers of the Souls in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino"'?
(a) A sect that buries the wealthy.
(b) A sect that handles name changes.
(c) A sect that buries the poor.
(d) A sect that welcomes the newly born.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bishop's subject matter in the poems in Uncollected Work and Geography III tell us about her?

2. In "Exchanging Hats," what does one person wear on his head?

3. Who are the authors of the poems Bishop translated in Translations?

4. In "Banks," to what does the poet compare his complaining?

5. Who marches the mouse to his execution in "The Hanging of the Mouse"?

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