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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Moose," why are the people's reactions to the moose surprising?
(a) They act like they have never seen a moose.
(b) They have never heard of a moose.
(c) They are overly frantic.
(d) They are overly calm.

2. What are two poems by Carlos Drummond de Andrade?
(a) "Five-Sided Poem" and "Don't Stab Yourself."
(b) "Two-Sided Poem" and "Don't Hang Yourself."
(c) "Seven-Sided Poem" and "Don't Kill Yourself."
(d) "Seven-Sided Poem" and "Don't Commit Suicide."

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

4. 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.

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

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

7. In what years were the poems in Uncollected Poems composed?
(a) 1927-1937.
(b) 1927-1971.
(c) 1961-1971.
(d) 1927-1979.

8. How does "Brazilian Tragedy" end?
(a) With cutting veins.
(b) With gun violence.
(c) With a hanging.
(d) With a drug overdose.

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

10. Where is the poet located as she composes "Night City"?
(a) In an airplane.
(b) In Paris.
(c) On a train.
(d) In New York.

11. What does the woman demonstrate in "Brazilian Tragedy"?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) A giving nature.
(c) Disloyalty.
(d) Appreciation.

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

13. What is the subject of "My Last Poem"?
(a) The most recent poem Bandeira penned.
(b) What Bishop hopes her final poem will be like.
(c) What Bandeira hopes his final poem will be like.
(d) Bishop's most recent poem, which is about Bandeira.

14. In "Pleasure Seas," what do those on the shore, in the plane, or on the yacht have in common?
(a) They have a better appreciation of the ocean than those in the swimming pool.
(b) They understand that the ocean is complex.
(c) They are safe from the dangers of the ocean.
(d) They can't really appreciate the ocean.

15. What is the sea awaiting in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino"'?
(a) The birth of a baby.
(b) The burial of a man.
(c) A religious sect.
(d) A naming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the characters in Rainy Season; Sub-Tropics symbolize?

2. Which of these poems is fourteen lines long?

3. In what format are the poems in Rainy Season; Sub Tropics written?

4. What memory does the toad in "Giant Toad" recall?

5. What does the poet explore in "For C.W.B."?

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