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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 animal was featured in The Measure?
(a) An armadillo.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A box turtle.

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

3. In The Measure, what does the author say we must do to fully experience life?
(a) Help one another.
(b) Give it a trial.
(c) Think of new directions.
(d) Discard safety.

4. What was a joy to the animal featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) Wind.
(b) Victory.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Speed.

5. What are we told to examine in Everything?
(a) Our motivations.
(b) Our emotions.
(c) Our desires.
(d) Our needs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet did Oliver live with for a time?

2. Why did Oliver choose the tone she did at the beginning of Work Sometimes?

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

4. In the Measure, what happens in the pinewoods?

5. What does the editor say there is an absence of in the first section of poems?

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