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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 the rain in Work Sometimes do to the flowers in the yard?
(a) Made them fragrant.
(b) Brought them out of the earth.
(c) Killed them.
(d) Made them shine.

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

3. Why did Oliver choose the simple titles for her poems?
(a) To guide the reader.
(b) To take the guesswork away from the reader.
(c) To make her thoughts obscure.
(d) To leave the interpretation open.

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

5. What is the name of the first section of poems in this group?
(a) 2004.
(b) New Poems.
(c) The Begininning.
(d) First.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the poet say the animal in The Measure had began her journey?

2. Which of the following is NOT a word Oliver says she wants to use often in Everything?

3. How does Oliver use plants and animals in her poems?

4. In Everything, what are we told to look to for examination?

5. How was the poet traveling when she saw an animal in The Measure?

(see the answer key)

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