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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 shouldn't be included.
(b) That its toenails be painted pink.
(c) That it looks perfect painted pink.
(d) That it should wear a costume.

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

3. In "My Last Poem," what does Bandeira hope his last poem will be like?
(a) A will.
(b) Dying while asleep.
(c) A suicide note.
(d) An unexplained suicide.

4. What does the devil remind the living in "Patience of an Angel"?
(a) That he is an angel.
(b) That angels aren't real.
(c) That the devil can defeat an angel.
(d) That he is more patient than angels.

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

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

7. How does the crab in "Strayed Crab" view himself?
(a) Ugly and powerful.
(b) Beautiful and powerful.
(c) Ugly and powerless.
(d) Beautiful and powerless.

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

9. What does it mean that some of Bishop's poems are "Uncollected"?
(a) They were never published before.
(b) They were only recently discovered.
(c) The poet did not want them to be published.
(d) They were published in a variety of different works.

10. 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 slow.
(d) He is large and ugly.

11. What does the poet first recognize in "In the Waiting Room"?
(a) That she is a strong reader.
(b) That she is afraid of dentists.
(c) That she wants to travel.
(d) That she will someday have a mature female body.

12. What does "The Wit" describe?
(a) A moment of sarcasm.
(b) A practical joke.
(c) A highly intelligent person.
(d) A moment of laughter.

13. What happens to the man in "Brazilian Tragedy"?
(a) He has a breakdown.
(b) He gets married.
(c) He gets a divorce.
(d) He leaves the woman.

14. In what format are the poems in Rainy Season; Sub Tropics written?
(a) Prose poetry.
(b) Free verse.
(c) Prose.
(d) Sonnets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Fannie Farmer Cookbook first published?

2. Who is the title character in "For C.W.B."

3. In what years were the poems in Uncollected Poems composed?

4. What are two poems by Carlos Drummond de Andrade?

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

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