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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through New Poems (2004 - 2005).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the editor say Oliver is NOT trying to do with the poems in the first section?
(a) Make the reader think.
(b) Surprise the reader.
(c) Observe nature.
(d) Observe humanity.

2. What is Oliver trying to describe with the lilt in the words in Everything?
(a) Human Nature.
(b) Gravity.
(c) Creation.
(d) Choices.

3. How does Oliver use plants and animals in her poems?
(a) They are her focal point.
(b) They are her foils.
(c) They are her distractions.
(d) They are her friends.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Oliver like to use her most common literary device?

3. What does Oliver try to write most of her poems about?

4. What were the feet of the animal compared to in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

5. How are the poems in this book grouped together?

(see the answer key)

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