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

2. What does Oliver try to write most of her poems about?
(a) Literature.
(b) Psychological problems.
(c) Political needs.
(d) Human concerns.

3. In Long Afternoon at the Edge of Little Sister Pond, what does Oliver say the tree angel is watching over?
(a) An egg.
(b) The stillness.
(c) The pond.
(d) A bird.

4. Which of these is a line from The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) Where can we turn for peace?
(b) How does one see and turn away.
(c) How can we be as they?
(d) Where does it go and why?

5. In Song of the Builders, where does Oliver go to think?
(a) A hillside.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) A church.
(d) A small pond.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is NOT a word Oliver says she wants to use often in Everything?

3. What does the editor say Oliver is NOT trying to do with the poems in the first section?

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

5. What do the bees in May do?

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