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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins the day in 'Morning at Great Pond'?

2. What do the flowers in 'May' possess a certainty of?

3. What does the narrator of 'Music' compare the body to?

4. What is the animal in 'Happiness' doing?

5. What does the rising sun in 'Morning at Great Pond' make the night do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator of 'The Roses' say there is no end to?

2. What does Tecumseh mean?

3. What three things does the narrator of 'In Blackwater Woods' say all men must do?

4. What does the narrator say mankind is nourished by in 'The Fish'?

5. What is the first big question asked of the reader in 'Tecumseh'?

6. What sad event happens in the second part of 'Something'?

7. How does the narrator of 'The Plum Trees' say happiness must be tempted?

8. What happens in the fifth part of 'Little Sister Pond'?

9. What does the narrator do in the second part of 'The Garden'?

10. What does the narrator of 'Honey at the Table' say the taste of honey is composed of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There was a lot of interesting advice given and received in these poems. What are some examples of this advice, and what were the consequences of it?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in these poems and where does it appear? How is the tone and meaning of the poems altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Oliver puts a huge emphasis on optimism in many of these poems. Which poems presented this idea, and how did they differ in the way each presented this theme?

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