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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. In While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing, what is the song of the bird compared to?
(a) A psalm of love.
(b) A conversation.
(c) A hymn of thanks.
(d) A trumpet of declaration.

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

3. What did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?
(a) Bit her.
(b) Ran away.
(c) Looked into her eye.
(d) Hissed at her.

4. In the Measure, what happens in the pinewoods?
(a) Flowers make perfect cover.
(b) Blueberries ripen early.
(c) The sun shines in happy measures.
(d) Small animals are left alone.

5. Which of these words is used by the editor to describe Oliver's style?
(a) Rich.
(b) All of these.
(c) Deep.
(d) Colorful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver hope to show about the world in her poems?

2. What does Oliver compare picking the right words to in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

3. In Everything, what are we told to do in order to truly grasp the idea of poetry?

4. What does Oliver say she will remember most at the end of Spring?

5. What did Oliver say the woman who planted the bleeding heart plant probably got joy from in The Bleeding Heart?

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