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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the title character in "For C.W.B."
(a) Charles Watson Barrett.
(b) Clayton Wadsworth Barrett.
(c) Unidentified.
(d) Catherine Wentworth Barrett.

2. Why does Bishop love the sea?
(a) It is both ever-changing and unchanging.
(b) It is ever-changing.
(c) She loves to swim.
(d) It is unchanging.

3. What is Bishop's attitude toward the title character and his family in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) Cautious.
(b) Caring.
(c) Distasteful.
(d) Pitying.

4. What were the poet's initial reactions to Brazil?
(a) A desire to stay for many years.
(b) Curiosity and distaste.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Hatred.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first part of Three Valentines depict?

2. In which section does the poet arrive in Santos?

3. To what does the poet liken the ocean in "Pleasure Seas"?

4. What does the poet hope to gain by knowing the answers to her questions in "Letter to N.Y."?

5. What does the viewer see in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress?

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