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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. How does Oliver state we must pray in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) We must ask and wait.
(b) We must desire and pursue.
(c) We must listen and obey.
(d) We must observe and meditate.

2. What animal is featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) A falcon.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A gull.
(d) A hawk.

3. What does the editor say new readers of Oliver will feel when they read the first section?
(a) They are in for a surprise.
(b) They will get sucked in right away.
(c) They will feel like they have always known her.
(d) They will be eased into the style.

4. In Work sometimes, which of these does Oliver list as something that happiness is NOT?
(a) A town on a map.
(b) A trip to an aunt.
(c) Work ongoing.
(d) The need to push onward.

5. What is the main subject of Everything?
(a) Nature.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Love.
(d) Transcendance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the editor say there is an absence of in the first section of poems?

2. What animal was featured in The Measure?

3. How does Oliver describe her poetry in Everything?

4. What does Oliver say is NOT praying in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

5. What does Oliver like to assign to inanimate objects in her poems?

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