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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. In Everything, what are we told to do in order to truly grasp the idea of poetry?
(a) The unimportant.
(b) The temporary.
(c) Everything.
(d) The singular.

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

3. What is Oliver trying to establish an intimacy with in Work Sometimes?
(a) The reader.
(b) Her God.
(c) Herself.
(d) A man.

4. What is the name of the first section of poems in this group?
(a) The Begininning.
(b) First.
(c) New Poems.
(d) 2004.

5. According to Oliver, what is the question mark's bold sister?
(a) The semicolon.
(b) The comma.
(c) The exclamation point.
(d) The dash.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Everything, what are we told to look to for examination?

2. How many poems are in the first section?

3. What did the rain in Work Sometimes do to the flowers in the yard?

4. What does Oliver call most of her poems?

5. What does the editor say Oliver is NOT trying to do with the poems in the first section?

(see the answer key)

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