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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. Which of these words is used by the editor to describe Oliver's style?
(a) Deep.
(b) All of these.
(c) Colorful.
(d) Rich.

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

3. What does Oliver say about our lives in The Measure?
(a) They are purposeful.
(b) They are blessed.
(c) They are our right.
(d) They are watched over.

4. What else does the editor say there is an absence of in the first section of poems?
(a) Obscure references.
(b) Personification.
(c) Allusions.
(d) Confusing similes.

5. Why did Oliver choose the tone she did at the beginning of Work Sometimes?
(a) She wanted to draw the reader in.
(b) She wanted to set it apart from her other poems.
(c) She wanted it to seem as though the conversation was already in place.
(d) She wanted the poem to flow easily.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the subject of Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

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

4. What kind of words does Oliver hope to find while writing in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

5. How does Oliver say Everything first came to her?

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