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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is the philosopher referenced in "The Wit"?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Plato.
(d) Newton.

4. What does the woman demonstrate in "Brazilian Tragedy"?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Disloyalty.
(c) Appreciation.
(d) A giving nature.

5. Where is the poet located as she composes "The Moose"?
(a) A train in Canada.
(b) A train in Alaska.
(c) A bus in Alaska.
(d) A bus in Canada.

6. What is the undertone in "From 'The Life and Death of a Severino'"?
(a) Humor.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Sarcasm.

7. How does Bishop look at life in the poems in Uncollected Work and Geography III?
(a) Bitterly.
(b) Hopefully.
(c) Regretfully.
(d) Humorously.

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

9. In "Exchanging Hats," what does one person wear on his head?
(a) A book.
(b) A newspaper hat.
(c) A paper plate.
(d) A lamp shade.

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

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

12. Who wrote "Cemetery of Childhood" and "Elegy for Maria Alves"?
(a) Joao Cabral de Melo Neto.
(b) Vinicius de Moraes.
(c) Joaquim Cardozo.
(d) Manuel Bandeira.

13. In "My Last Poem," what does Bandeira hope his last poem will be like?
(a) A suicide note.
(b) A will.
(c) An unexplained suicide.
(d) Dying while asleep.

14. What does "Brazilian Tragedy" depict?
(a) Bishop rescuing Bandeira.
(b) Bandeira's sadness in Brazil.
(c) A man rescuing a prostitute.
(d) Bishop's hard life in Brazil.

15. What do the Brothers of the Souls know about the pauper in 'From "The Life and Death of a Severino"'?
(a) His name.
(b) Very little.
(c) His job.
(d) His age.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the Spanish poems Bishop translated, which is the most poetic?

2. What does "For C.W.B." depict?

3. What two things does the poem "Pleasure Seas" compare?

4. To what does the poet liken the ocean in "Pleasure Seas"?

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

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