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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. What does Oliver say is NOT praying in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) Observing.
(b) Seeing and noticing.
(c) Witnessing with the eyes.
(d) Seeing what has not been seen.

2. How do the characters in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones feel about the events in the poem?
(a) They are miraculaous.
(b) They are frightening.
(c) They are commonplace.
(d) They are unexpected.

3. What belongs to the animal in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) The heavens.
(b) The life it has claimed.
(c) The earth and sky.
(d) The water.

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

5. Which of the following is not a place Oliver says she wants to be while writing her poems in Everything?
(a) A boat at sea.
(b) A spot of grass.
(c) Her own house.
(d) A field of daisies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oliver trying to establish an intimacy with in Work Sometimes?

2. When did the poet say the animal in The Measure had began her journey?

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

4. What did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?

5. What tone does Oliver take on at the end of Work Sometimes?

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