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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. In the Measure, what happens in the pinewoods?
(a) Flowers make perfect cover.
(b) The sun shines in happy measures.
(c) Blueberries ripen early.
(d) Small animals are left alone.

2. What is the first plant talked about in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Barley.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Roses.

3. Which of these is a line from Spring?
(a) All night I dream of him.
(b) All year I wait for this.
(c) All day I think of her.
(d) All winter I long for this.

4. What are all the poems in the third section about?
(a) Birds.
(b) Plants.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Animals.

5. What does Oliver say is irrefutable in The Soul At Last?
(a) The hope for the future.
(b) The trail of the past.
(c) The existence of the soul.
(d) The love of humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the bleeding heart plant survive in The Bleeding Heart?

2. In Work Sometimes, what does Oliver say happiness is?

3. Which of these is a line from Seven White Butterflies?

4. In The Measure, what does the author say we must do to fully experience life?

5. Which of these is a line from Prose Poem 1?

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