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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the poet's perspective in Uncollected Poems different from that in her other poems?
(a) They're more objective.
(b) They're more universal.
(c) They're more detached.
(d) They're more personal.

2. How old is the poet in "In the Waiting Room"?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

3. How does the man treat the woman in "Brazilian Tragedy"?
(a) He buys her expensive gifts.
(b) He beats her.
(c) He provides health care and clothing.
(d) He verbally abuses her.

4. What does the moose do in "The Moose"?
(a) Stands in the road, then steps aside.
(b) Causes the bus to crash.
(c) Causes the train to crash.
(d) Attacks.

5. What memory does the toad in "Giant Toad" recall?
(a) Being dropped in someone's soup.
(b) Being forced to smoke a cigarette.
(c) Being left in someone's bed.
(d) Being chased.

6. For what does the poet express a need in "Sonnet"?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Water.
(c) Music.
(d) Light.

7. Of the Spanish poems Bishop translated, which is the most poetic?
(a) "The Grove."
(b) "Along Galeana Street."
(c) "Objects & Apparitions."
(d) "The Key of Water."

8. Who visits the poet in "House Guest"?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A tailor.
(c) Marianne Moore.
(d) A fashion designer.

9. What happens to the man in "Brazilian Tragedy"?
(a) He has a breakdown.
(b) He gets a divorce.
(c) He leaves the woman.
(d) He gets married.

10. In "Pleasure Seas," what do those on the shore, in the plane, or on the yacht have in common?
(a) They are safe from the dangers of the ocean.
(b) They can't really appreciate the ocean.
(c) They have a better appreciation of the ocean than those in the swimming pool.
(d) They understand that the ocean is complex.

11. What are the Brothers of the Souls carrying in "From 'The Life and Death of a Severino""?
(a) A dead pauper.
(b) Bibles.
(c) A newborn baby.
(d) A dead king.

12. Where might the visitor go next in "The House Guest"?
(a) A convent.
(b) Paris.
(c) Military school.
(d) A mental hospital.

13. What does "For C.W.B." depict?
(a) Nature.
(b) Food.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Music.

14. In "Pink Dog," what does the poet suggest about including the dog at Carnival?
(a) That it looks perfect painted pink.
(b) That its toenails be painted pink.
(c) That it shouldn't be included.
(d) That it should wear a costume.

15. Why is the character's name so common in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino'"?
(a) It was the name of a king.
(b) It was the name of a local hero.
(c) It was the name of a local celebrity.
(d) The village residents are members of the same family.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what was Fannie Farmer, as portrayed in "Lines Written in the Fannie Farmer Cookbook," most famous?

2. Why does the snail in "Giant Snail" pity himself?

3. What can be deduced from the picture in "Family Portrait"?

4. Where did the poem "Sunday at Key West" originally appear?

5. What is the symbolic meaning of "Pleasure Seas"?

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