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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 is Oliver trying to describe with the lilt in the words in Everything?
(a) Creation.
(b) Gravity.
(c) Human Nature.
(d) Choices.

2. In Mindful, what does Oliver say almost kills her every day?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Memories.
(d) Delight.

3. What does Oliver try to provide multiple avenues for in her poems?
(a) Tonality.
(b) Modality.
(c) Interpretation.
(d) Thought provocation.

4. How does Oliver describe the sound of snowflakes?
(a) Nooooooooooooooo.
(b) Soooooooooooooooooo.
(c) Snoooooooooooooooo.
(d) Gooooooooooooooo.

5. How many lines is Prose Poem 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are all the poems in the third section about?

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

3. Which of the following does Oliver say she learns from in Mindful?

4. What are cantos?

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

(see the answer key)

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