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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through New Poems (2004 - 2005).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What poet did Oliver live with for a time?
(a) Miller.
(b) Millay.
(c) Marvel.
(d) Merril.
2. What does Oliver compare picking the right words to in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Picking fruit.
(b) Sorting money.
(c) Threading a needle.
(d) Growing a garden.
3. How does Oliver state we must pray in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) We must desire and pursue.
(b) We must listen and obey.
(c) We must observe and meditate.
(d) We must ask and wait.
4. What belongs to the animal in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) The heavens.
(b) The life it has claimed.
(c) The water.
(d) The earth and sky.
5. What kind of words does Oliver hope to find while writing in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Meaningful words.
(b) Common, but amazing words.
(c) Doubled words.
(d) Ripe words.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of citizen did the poet call the animal in The Measure?
2. What does Oliver think people should pay more attention to in life?
3. What are most of Oliver's precious poems about?
4. How does Oliver use plants and animals in her poems?
5. Which of the following is a line from Work Sometimes?
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