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

2. How is How Would You Live Then formatted?
(a) Choral form.
(b) Limerick form.
(c) Prose form.
(d) Sonnett form.

3. Which of the following does Oliver say she learns from in Mindful?
(a) All of these.
(b) The prayers.
(c) The light of the world.
(d) The shine of the ocean.

4. In The Soul At Last, which of these does Oliver say the composition of the soul is like?
(a) Twinkling stars.
(b) Spider webs.
(c) Rushing river.
(d) Tree bark.

5. What is the first plant talked about in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Roses.
(b) Barley.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What else does the editor say there is an absence of in the first section of poems?

3. What kind of words does Oliver hope to find while writing in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

4. What time of day did the poet try to save the animal in The Measure?

5. What is Oliver's most commonly used literary device in these poems?

(see the answer key)

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