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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the poems in Four Poems describe?
(a) An argument between lovers.
(b) A marriage proposal.
(c) Agreement between lovers.
(d) Passion between lovers.

2. How does Bishop tend to portray caves and shores in North and South?
(a) Dismissively.
(b) Symbolically.
(c) Reverently.
(d) Objectively.

3. What does Bishop compare the winter wind to in "The Colder the Air"?
(a) A huntress.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A tigress.

4. In "Cape Breton," what types of animals are staring out to sea?
(a) Auks and puffins.
(b) Penguins and puffins.
(c) Seagulls and puffins.
(d) Auks and Seagulls.

5. What geographical locations do the poems in North and South portray?
(a) The United States, Europe, and Brazil.
(b) The United States, Mexico, and Paris.
(c) Europe, Canada, and South America.
(d) The United States, Canada, and Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accessory was Marianne Moore's trademark?

2. How does Bishop tend to characterize a person's feelings and moods in the poems in North and South?

3. What is described in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?

4. What is described in the poem "Paris, 7 A.M."?

5. Where did Bishop grow up?

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