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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 Oliver think people should pay more attention to in life?
(a) Loving.
(b) Passing.
(c) Living.
(d) Aging.

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a word Oliver says she wants to use often in Everything?
(a) Heart.
(b) Wonderment.
(c) Heavy.
(d) Joy.

4. What are we told to examine in Everything?
(a) Our emotions.
(b) Our motivations.
(c) Our desires.
(d) Our needs.

5. What is the main subject of Everything?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Love.
(c) Transcendance.
(d) Nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was singing to Oliver in Work Sometimes?

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

3. How does the editor describe the language in the first section of poems?

4. What kind of hands does Oliver hope to write her poetry with?

5. How many poems are in the first section?

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