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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is the character's name so common in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino'"?
(a) It was the name of a local celebrity.
(b) It was the name of a king.
(c) It was the name of a local hero.
(d) The village residents are members of the same family.

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

6. How does Bishop look at life in the poems in Uncollected Work and Geography III?
(a) Humorously.
(b) Bitterly.
(c) Hopefully.
(d) Regretfully.

7. Who are the Biblical personages referenced in "The Wit"?
(a) Eve and Moses.
(b) Eve and Abraham.
(c) Adam and Eve.
(d) Adam and Moses.

8. What does Bishop's subject matter in the poems in Uncollected Work and Geography III tell us about her?
(a) She is interested in the exotic.
(b) She focuses on the negative.
(c) She seeks to see beyond the norm.
(d) She sees everyday things in typical ways.

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

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

11. Who are the authors of the poems Bishop translated in Translations?
(a) Poets she disliked but respected.
(b) Her colleagues and mentors.
(c) Poets she mentored.
(d) Famous poets she never met.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the undertone in "From 'The Life and Death of a Severino'"?

2. What two things does the poem "Pleasure Seas" compare?

3. Who is the angel in "Patience of an Angel"?

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

5. What happens to the man in "Brazilian Tragedy"?

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