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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 old man in "At the Fishhouses"?
(a) The poet's grandfather.
(b) The poet's father's friend.
(c) The poet's father.
(d) The poet's grandfather's friend.

2. What color are the Brazilian warehouses?
(a) Black or white.
(b) Black or gray.
(c) White or gray.
(d) Pink of blue.

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

4. What does the poet explore in "For C.W.B."?
(a) Places they could live.
(b) Activities they could do together.
(c) Marriage.
(d) An impending visit.

5. In what year does Questions of Travel begin?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bishop grow up?

2. What does Bishop remember in "Santarem"?

3. What Bible story is alluded to in "Santarem?"

4. In "Pink Dog," what does the poet suggest about including the dog at Carnival?

5. What do the poems in Four Poems describe?

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