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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what topic do many of Bishop's observations in the poems in North and South pertain?
(a) Nature.
(b) Politics.
(c) Geography.
(d) History.

2. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?
(a) Refined.
(b) Haughty.
(c) Uncultured.
(d) Slang.

3. When were the poems in North and South collected?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1946.

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

5. In what city are many of the poems in North and South set?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bishop's uncommon vocabulary reflect about her settings?

3. In what Southern state are some of the poems in North and South set?

4. How did the title "The Man-Moth" come to be?

5. What does Bishop compare the winter wind to in "The Colder the Air"?

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