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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 were the eyes of the animal compared to in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) Worlds.
(b) Microscopes.
(c) Glass.
(d) Water.

2. What kind of words does Oliver hope to find while writing in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Doubled words.
(b) Ripe words.
(c) Meaningful words.
(d) Common, but amazing words.

3. What is unique about the format of On Goldenrod at Field's Edge?
(a) It is in prose form.
(b) The stanzas run diagonally.
(c) It has on-running stanzas.
(d) It is formatted in a circle.

4. In While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing, what is the song of the bird called?
(a) A sweet melody.
(b) A thrill song.
(c) A speech in progress.
(d) An observation.

5. What kind of citizen did the poet call the animal in The Measure?
(a) Elderly.
(b) Shy.
(c) Unknown.
(d) Voracious.

Short Answer Questions

1. In How Would You Live Then, what does Oliver talk about being an adviser?

2. How does Oliver describe her poetry in Everything?

3. What is the main subject of Everything?

4. What does Oliver say is irrefutable in The Soul At Last?

5. What does Oliver say we are building in Song of the Builders?

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