1 What is the station's furniture made of? Plastic Wood Wicker Oil Cans 2 How many stanzas are in this poem? Six Ten Four Eight 3 When was this poem published? 2007 1914 1982 1965 4 What is a doily? A lacy ornament A popular saying An oil can A snack popular in midcentury America 5 Which of the following is extensively used in this work? Parentheses Metonymy Semicolons Onomatopoeia 6 Which of the following is a prominent motif in this poem? Siblings Flowers Road signs Animals 7 Which of the following is a major theme? Religion Friendship Family Adventure 8 What does "wickerwork" mean? Made of repurposed industrial materials Made of embroidered fabric Made of woven twigs Makeshift and precarious 9 In which collection was this poem first published? Geography III North and South Questions of Travel The Collected Works of Elizabeth Bishop 10 What kind of animal lives at the station? A cat A snake A spider A dog 11 Who is the speaker? A teenage boy A university student A mother The speaker is not identified 12 Which of the following is an example of alliteration? "certain color" "dirty dog" "Embroidered in a daisy stitch" "careful with that match" 13 How does the motif of oil shift throughout the poem? It has a negative association at the start of the work, but a positive one by the end Oil is not a motif in this poem It has a neutral association at the start of the work, but a negative one by the end It has a positive association at the start of the work, but a negative one by the end 14 Who runs the filling station? A very old man A family with several sons Twin brothers A group of young women 15 What does "saucy" most closely mean? Overdone Funny Flippant Beautiful 16 Where is the filling station? Scotland Massachusetts The location is never stated Canada 17 What does the doily most clearly symbolize? Poverty Femininity The arts Love 18 What does a "monkey suit" refer to in this context? A cheap rented business suit A uniform A child's school uniform A monkey costume 19 What is a filling station? A general store A gas station A roadside restaurant A dive bar 20 Which best describes the speaker at the start end end of the poem? Excited; Humbled Disgusted; Curious Rushed; Contented Angry; Resigned 21 What is the poem's primary conflict? The speaker's moment of tension with the filling station owner The filling station owner's refusal to help the speaker The fistfight between the car owner and the filling station employee The speaker's internal emotional shifts regarding the filling station 22 How does the speaker initially characterize her setting? Desolate and frightening Comfortable and soothing Chaotic and joyful Dirty and greasy 23 Which is an example of personification? "a daisy stitch" "hirsute begonia" "somebody loves us" "cement porch" 24 How does Bishop characterize passing cars? "comatose" "high-strung" "cautious" "mercurial" 25 The poem's final line is an instance of what? Hyperbole Metaphor Personification Simile
