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

2. How does the editor describe the thought put into these poems?
(a) Omniscient.
(b) Effervescent.
(c) Microscopic.
(d) Exuberant.

3. What does Oliver say about our lives in The Measure?
(a) They are watched over.
(b) They are blessed.
(c) They are our right.
(d) They are purposeful.

4. What was singing to Oliver in Work Sometimes?
(a) Street cars.
(b) Robins.
(c) The wind.
(d) The radio.

5. Why did Oliver choose the tone she did at the beginning of Work Sometimes?
(a) She wanted to draw the reader in.
(b) She wanted to set it apart from her other poems.
(c) She wanted the poem to flow easily.
(d) She wanted it to seem as though the conversation was already in place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

2. What amazing event happens to the catbird in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

3. What does Oliver try to provide multiple avenues for in her poems?

4. What does the editor say new readers of Oliver will feel when they read the first section?

5. What is Oliver trying to describe with the lilt in the words in Everything?

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