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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the angel in "Patience of an Angel"?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) Gabriel.
(c) Cupid.
(d) A child.

2. What two things does the poem "Pleasure Seas" compare?
(a) The ocean and a bathtub.
(b) The ocean and a swimming pool.
(c) The ocean and a river.
(d) The ocean and a brook.

3. What does the man in "Songs for a Colored Singer do?
(a) Fights too much.
(b) Cheats on her.
(c) Drinks too much.
(d) Gambles too much.

4. What is described in the poem "Paris, 7 A.M."?
(a) Observing a courtyard from an apartment window.
(b) Waking.
(c) Riding a train.
(d) Arriving in Paris.

5. Who is depicted in "Visits to St. Elizabeth's"?
(a) A Catholic in a newspaper hat.
(b) A Jew in a fur hat.
(c) A Catholic in a fur hat.
(d) A Jew in a newspaper hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What experience does the reader gain from the poems in Translations?

2. What does Micucu's auntie do in "The Burglar of Babylon"?

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

4. What does Bishop's subject matter in the poems in Uncollected Work and Geography III tell us about her?

5. How does the family react to the poet in "Manuelzinho"?

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