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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does "Arrival at Santos" depict?
(a) The poet's first experience with Brazilian food.
(b) The poet's first experience with Brazilian scenery and culture.
(c) The poet's first experience with border guards.
(d) The poet's first experience with travel.

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

4. Why is Bishop so eager to have Moore visit her?
(a) Moore had important connections.
(b) Moore offered to edit Bishop's poetry.
(c) Moore had free museum passes.
(d) Moore was a close friend.

5. How does Bishop tend to portray caves and shores in North and South?
(a) Dismissively.
(b) Reverently.
(c) Symbolically.
(d) Objectively.

6. What does the poem "Roosters" describe?
(a) A silent rooster.
(b) A rooster that crows at midday.
(c) People's positive reaction to a rooster crowing.
(d) People's negative reaction to a rooster crowing.

7. How is the water temperature described in "Cape Breton"?
(a) A piercing chill.
(b) A timeless chill.
(c) A fierce chill.
(d) An ancient chill.

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

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

10. On what is "The Riverman" based?
(a) Amazon Town by Charles Wagley.
(b) Amazon Tales by Charles Bagley.
(c) Amazon Town by Charles Bagley.
(d) Amazon Tales by Charles Wagley.

11. What are two things Bishop and Moore can do together, as described in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?
(a) Walking and talking.
(b) Shopping and talking.
(c) Walking and having tea.
(d) Writing and having lunch.

12. Who is traveling on a wagon in "Manners"?
(a) A girl and her grandfather.
(b) A girl and her father.
(c) A girl and her grandmother.
(d) A girl and her mother.

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

14. What is depicted in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) A man buying his first home.
(b) A man living on the street.
(c) A landlord.
(d) A man who is half-tenant, half-squatter.

15. What quality do the poems in North and South share?
(a) Humor.
(b) Similar subject matter.
(c) Generalizations.
(d) Attention to detail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the characters pick up in "Manners"?

2. What is described in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?

3. What is the title of one of the poems in Four Poems?

4. In which section does the poet arrive in Santos?

5. What does Bishop mean when she asks Moore to "please come flying" in "Invitation to Miss Marianne Moore"?

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