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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. Why does Oliver like to use her most common literary device?
(a) It comes easily to her.
(b) It makes her work unique.
(c) It broadens understanding of humans.
(d) It is a symbolic form of writing.

2. What does Oliver like to assign to inanimate objects in her poems?
(a) Descriptions.
(b) Functions.
(c) Human characteristics.
(d) Identities.

3. What are most of Oliver's precious poems about?
(a) Abstract thoughts.
(b) Plants.
(c) Relationships.
(d) Feelings.

4. What animal was featured in The Measure?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) An armadillo.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A box turtle.

5. What season is recalled in Prose Poem 1?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Work sometimes, which of these does Oliver list as something that happiness is NOT?

2. How does Oliver describe the eyes of the animal in At Round Pond?

3. What does Oliver call the center of the daisies in Daisies?

4. In How Would You Live Then, what does Oliver say shouts out its name?

5. At the end of Mindful, what does Oliver say prayers are made of?

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