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

2. What is the name of the first section of poems in this group?
(a) New Poems.
(b) The Begininning.
(c) First.
(d) 2004.

3. What are we told to examine in Everything?
(a) Our emotions.
(b) Our needs.
(c) Our desires.
(d) Our motivations.

4. How does Oliver describe her poetry in Everything?
(a) Her art.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her creation.
(d) Her message.

5. What does Oliver compare picking the right words to in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Sorting money.
(b) Threading a needle.
(c) Growing a garden.
(d) Picking fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver try to write most of her poems about?

2. How is the animal featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First described in the first lines?

3. How are the poems in this book grouped together?

4. What is the length of most of Oliver's poems in this collection?

5. Why did Oliver choose the tone she did at the beginning of Work Sometimes?

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