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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections II through VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does using nature in her poems allow Oliver to do?
(a) Open minds.
(b) Broaden her range.
(c) Set forth an interpretation.
(d) Accept responsibility.

2. What does Oliver say is indefinable in The Soul At Last?
(a) The afterlife.
(b) The mind.
(c) The body.
(d) The spirit.

3. What does Oliver call most of her poems?
(a) Observations.
(b) Statements of truth.
(c) Creations.
(d) Friends.

4. What storms out of the darkness in May?
(a) Thrills.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Frights.
(d) Blossoms.

5. Which of the following is not a place Oliver says she wants to be while writing her poems in Everything?
(a) A field of daisies.
(b) A spot of grass.
(c) Her own house.
(d) A boat at sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver compare picking the right words to in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

2. How does Oliver describe H's in Forty Years?

3. What was a joy to the animal featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

4. Which of these is a line from The Measure?

5. Why did Oliver choose the simple titles for her poems?

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