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

2. What does Oliver want to celebrate in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Information.
(b) Daily mysteries.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Recognition.

3. Which of the following is not a place Oliver says she wants to be while writing her poems in Everything?
(a) A boat at sea.
(b) A field of daisies.
(c) Her own house.
(d) A spot of grass.

4. What should one be transcending according to Everything?
(a) Restrictions.
(b) Nature.
(c) Barriers.
(d) Language.

5. How is the animal featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First described in the first lines?
(a) Gentle.
(b) Robust.
(c) Soaring.
(d) Small.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver call most of her poems?

2. In Everything, what does Oliver compare elaboration to?

3. What is Oliver trying to establish an intimacy with in Work Sometimes?

4. What had stacked up on the table in Work Sometimes?

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

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