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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Pink Dog," what does the poet suggest about including the dog at Carnival?
(a) That it looks perfect painted pink.
(b) That its toenails be painted pink.
(c) That it should wear a costume.
(d) That it shouldn't be included.

2. How does the character distinguish himself from others with the same name?
(a) He associates his name with specific facts about his life.
(b) He associates his name with his character traits.
(c) He uses a nickname.
(d) He changes his name.

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

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

5. How is the poet's perspective in Uncollected Poems different from that in her other poems?
(a) They're more detached.
(b) They're more objective.
(c) They're more universal.
(d) They're more personal.

6. What experience does the reader gain from the poems in Translations?
(a) Poetry from a different time and place.
(b) Poetry from Bishop's time and place.
(c) Bishop's view of the poems.
(d) A sense of Bishop's relationship with the poets.

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

8. In "In the Waiting Room," what does the poet wonder about the photos of the tribal women in National Geographic?
(a) If they are homeless.
(b) If they live close by.
(c) If they are starving.
(d) If she'll be like them some day.

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

10. Who marches the mouse to his execution in "The Hanging of the Mouse"?
(a) Rats.
(b) Raccoons.
(c) Beetles.
(d) Ants.

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

12. What two things does the poem "Pleasure Seas" compare?
(a) The ocean and a river.
(b) The ocean and a bathtub.
(c) The ocean and a brook.
(d) The ocean and a swimming pool.

13. What literary device does the poet employ in "The Mountain"?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Personification.

14. What do the characters in Rainy Season; Sub-Tropics symbolize?
(a) Different human reactions to rain.
(b) That most people are lost.
(c) Effects of different locales on humans.
(d) Exaggerated human traits.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be deduced from the picture in "Family Portrait"?

2. What does the woman demonstrate in "Brazilian Tragedy"?

3. What is the visitor's mood in "House Guest"?

4. How does the man treat the woman in "Brazilian Tragedy"?

5. What does "Brazilian Tragedy" depict?

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