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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. How many poems are in the first section?
(a) 32.
(b) 42.
(c) 52.
(d) 22.

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

3. How does Oliver describe H's in Forty Years?
(a) Inconsistent.
(b) Hidden.
(c) Harsh.
(d) Soldierly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the characters in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones feel about the events in the poem?

2. In Long Afternoon at the Edge of Little Sister Pond, what does Oliver say the tree angel is watching over?

3. How is Oliver trying to establish the intimacy she desires in Work Sometimes?

4. Which of the following is not a place Oliver says she wants to be while writing her poems in Everything?

5. What is Oliver's most commonly used literary device in these poems?

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