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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 did Oliver say she was outside of while writing Work Sometimes?
(a) Her intended purpose.
(b) Her natural setting.
(c) Her usual style.
(d) Her authentic self.

2. What does Oliver hope to show about the world in her poems?
(a) What is becoming of the world.
(b) Where the world has been.
(c) How to navigate through the world.
(d) How the world works.

3. What are most of the poems in this collection about?
(a) Plants and animals.
(b) People.
(c) Education.
(d) Literature.

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

5. What does Oliver want to celebrate in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Recognition.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Information.
(d) Daily mysteries.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Soul At Last, which of these does Oliver say the composition of the soul is like?

2. In May, what does Oliver say makes any dark place luminous?

3. Why did Oliver choose the simple titles for her poems?

4. What does Oliver say is irrefutable in The Soul At Last?

5. What does Oliver say is indefinable in The Soul At Last?

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