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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the symbolic meaning of "Pleasure Seas"?
(a) Nature is outside the realm of man's understanding.
(b) Civilization cannot exist without nature.
(c) Nature is wild, while man is more civilized.
(d) Man has imposed civilization on nature.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the executioner in "The Hanging of the Mouse"?

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

3. How does nature celebrate the birth of a baby in "From 'The Life and Death of a Severino'"?

4. To whom is "Sunday at Key West" dedicated?

5. What is the subject of "Objects & Apparitions"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the political situation that inspired "The Hanging of the Mouse"?

2. What do the hats come to symbolize in "Exchanging Hats"?

3. How does the location in "Santarem" parallel the Garden of Eden?

4. How does Octavio Paz view the beginning of a new year in "January First"?

5. In what style is Bandeira's poem "Brazilian Tragedy" composed?

6. How is the character in "The Giant Toad" an exaggerated human figure?

7. Why does the poet begins the section called Geography III with a geography lesson that throws a series of unanswered questions at the reader?

8. What does the porch symbolize in "Sunday at Key West"?

9. What does "12 O'Clock News" reveal about the way Bishop views familiar objects?

10. What do the various animals symbolize in "A Word with You"?

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