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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the first part of Three Valentines depict?
(a) That only people rarely fall in love.
(b) That love is rare.
(c) That only animals fall in love.
(d) That people and animals fall in love.

2. What is common of many of the translated poems based in and around Brazil?
(a) There is a strong theme.
(b) They deal with nature.
(c) They are upbeat.
(d) The poets are not from Brazil.

3. To whom is "Sunday at Key West" dedicated?
(a) Bishop's roommate.
(b) Bishop's landlady.
(c) Bishop's tenant.
(d) Bishop's neighbor.

4. Who are the Brothers of the Souls in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino"'?
(a) A sect that buries the poor.
(b) A sect that handles name changes.
(c) A sect that buries the wealthy.
(d) A sect that welcomes the newly born.

5. In what time of day does "At the Fishhouses" take place?
(a) Morning.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Evening.
(d) Noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what topic do many of Bishop's observations in the poems in North and South pertain?

2. For what does the poet express a need in "Sonnet"?

3. Where was the poet Max Jacob from?

4. How does "Brazilian Tragedy" end?

5. What effect does the tone have on the Four Poems?

(see the answer key)

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