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

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

3. What does Oliver try to write most of her poems about?
(a) Psychological problems.
(b) Human concerns.
(c) Political needs.
(d) Literature.

4. What had stacked up on the table in Work Sometimes?
(a) Work.
(b) Books.
(c) Papers.
(d) All of these.

5. In Mindful, what kind of things does Oliver say we should lose ourselves in?
(a) Ourselves.
(b) Extraordinary things.
(c) None of these.
(d) Drab things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver say always seems brighter than the present in Prose Poem 1?

2. What does Oliver envy in While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing?

3. What does Oliver say is NOT praying in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

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

5. What does the editor say new readers of Oliver will feel when they read the first section?

(see the answer key)

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