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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Lullaby for the Cat," what does the cat not want to do?
(a) Wake up.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Eat.
(d) Go outside.

2. What question does Bishop ponder in "Brazil, January 1, 1502"?
(a) What Brazil was like in the early 16th century.
(b) Where Brazil got its name.
(c) How little Brazil has changed over time.
(d) How much Brazil has changed over time.

3. What does the second part of Three Valentines depict?
(a) The poet's desire to fall in love.
(b) The poet's not understanding how she fell out of love.
(c) The poet's not understanding how she came to fall in love.
(d) The poet's desire to leave her lover.

4. What is similar about the language in the poems in North and South?
(a) It is prosaic.
(b) It is rambling.
(c) It is general.
(d) It is crisp and precise.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Moose," why are the people's reactions to the moose surprising?

3. What types of fish does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" catch?

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

5. In what time of day does "At the Fishhouses" take place?

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