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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 does Oliver say about our lives in The Measure?
(a) They are our right.
(b) They are blessed.
(c) They are watched over.
(d) They are purposeful.

2. Which of the following is not a place Oliver says she wants to be while writing her poems in Everything?
(a) A boat at sea.
(b) A spot of grass.
(c) Her own house.
(d) A field of daisies.

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

4. What are most of Oliver's precious poems about?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Plants.
(c) Relationships.
(d) Abstract thoughts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What style is Work Sometimes written in?

2. What does Oliver call most of her poems?

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

4. In Everything, what does Oliver say she has faith in?

5. What is the subject of Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

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