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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections II through VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oliver call most of her poems?
(a) Creations.
(b) Observations.
(c) Statements of truth.
(d) Friends.

2. What does Oliver describe as dazzling in Spring?
(a) Truth.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Warmth.
(d) Light.

3. What does the editor say is Oliver's signature on her work?
(a) Her verbage.
(b) Her method.
(c) Her description.
(d) Her tone.

4. What are the butterflies doing at the end of Seven White Butterflies?
(a) Nodding.
(b) Sipping.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Flying.

5. What does Oliver try to avoid awkwardness in as she is writing?
(a) Symbols.
(b) Abbreviations.
(c) Subject matter.
(d) Format.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oliver describe the eyes of the animal in At Round Pond?

2. What is the first animal Oliver talks about in Spring?

3. Which of these is a line from The Measure?

4. How long did the bleeding heart plant survive in The Bleeding Heart?

5. In Song of the Builders, what does Oliver think about?

(see the answer key)

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