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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 did Oliver say she was outside of while writing Work Sometimes?
(a) Her intended purpose.
(b) Her natural setting.
(c) Her usual style.
(d) Her authentic self.

2. How does Oliver come to a better understanding of human nature?
(a) She meditates.
(b) She looks to non-human examples.
(c) She observes the ocean tides.
(d) She talks to people of different ages.

3. What does Oliver wish to be at the end of Bleeding Heart?
(a) The woman who planted the flowers.
(b) A bleeding heart.
(c) The friend of a gardener.
(d) A woman who would not weep.

4. What are cantos?
(a) Parts of a larger work.
(b) Prose works.
(c) Descriptions.
(d) Songs.

5. What did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?
(a) Bit her.
(b) Looked into her eye.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Hissed at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a joy to the animal featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

2. In The Measure, what does the author say we must do to fully experience life?

3. What are we told to examine in Everything?

4. What animal is featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

5. What adjective does Oliver use to describe the world in Mindful?

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