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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 Oliver compare herself to at the beginning of Mindful?
(a) A speck.
(b) A blade of grass.
(c) A needle.
(d) A figure.

2. What are all the poems in the second section about?
(a) Water.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Literature.
(d) Animals.

3. At the beginning of Long Afternoon at the Edge of Little Sister Pond, what does Oliver say she is humbled by?
(a) Love.
(b) Religion.
(c) Nature.
(d) Life.

4. How do the characters in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones feel about the events in the poem?
(a) They are miraculaous.
(b) They are unexpected.
(c) They are frightening.
(d) They are commonplace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?

2. In Forty Years, what does Oliver say she struggles with?

3. In How Would You Live Then, what does Oliver say gives prayers?

4. What kind of creature did Oliver write about in Song of the Builders?

5. What amazing event happens to the catbird in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

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