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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 the first plant talked about in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Corn.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Barley.
(d) Roses.

2. What style is Work Sometimes written in?
(a) Second Person.
(b) Conversational.
(c) Omniscient.
(d) First Person.

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

4. In Everything, what does Oliver compare elaboration to?
(a) Puffed sleeves.
(b) Striped canes.
(c) Frills and lace.
(d) Vests with ties.

5. How does the editor describe the thought put into these poems?
(a) Effervescent.
(b) Omniscient.
(c) Microscopic.
(d) Exuberant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the pond in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones described?

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

3. Which of the following is a line from Work Sometimes?

4. Which of the following is NOT a word Oliver says she wants to use often in Everything?

5. What kind of words does Oliver hope to find while writing in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

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