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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 creature is featured in May?
(a) A snake.
(b) A lizard.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A spider.

2. Which of the following is a line from Work Sometimes?
(a) Those who know need not read longer.
(b) Sameness can be found in any landscape.
(c) You have had days like this, no doubt.
(d) Desire will consume those who don't care to control.

3. What does Oliver say all narrative is in Prose Poem 2?
(a) Lies.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Truths.

4. In Work sometimes, which of these does Oliver list as something that happiness is NOT?
(a) Work ongoing.
(b) The need to push onward.
(c) A trip to an aunt.
(d) A town on a map.

5. What does Oliver try to identify at the beginning of Work Sometimes?
(a) A shared experience.
(b) A memorable moment.
(c) An identity.
(d) A happy memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. In May, what does Oliver say makes any dark place luminous?

2. What belongs to the animal in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

3. In Seven White Butterflies, which of these authors does Oliver mention?

4. What does Oliver wish to be at the end of Bleeding Heart?

5. What does Oliver describe with the words red fire in Spring?

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