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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the poet surprised to learn?
(a) That the people of Brazil are well-off.
(b) That Brazil has a flag.
(c) That the people of Brazil are poor.
(d) That Brazil does not have a flag.

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

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

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

5. What does "Jeronimo's House" describe?
(a) A dog house.
(b) A barn.
(c) A large house.
(d) A tiny house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what time of day does "At the Fishhouses" take place?

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

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

4. What happens to the sheep in "Cape Breton"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the title of "The Prodigal"?

2. Why does Bishop use the structure of building each line upon the last in "Visits to St. Elizabeth's"?

3. How is the tone of "A Cold Spring" in contrast to its subject matter?"

4. In "Questions of Travel," does the poet decide it is better to travel, or stay home and use one's imagination?

5. How do the poet's descriptions in "Arrival at Santos" reflect her dual state of mind?

6. What two things is Bishop comparing in "Brazil, January 1, 1502"?

7. What is the meaning of the lines "I'm afraid if it's wheat it's none of your sowing" in "Letter to N.Y."?

8. What is similar about the poems in North and South devoted to morning?

9. What is the significance of the trees capturing the music in "View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress"?

10. What is the relationship between the fisherman and the fishhouse in "At the Fishhouses"?

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