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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 main subject of Everything?
(a) Nature.
(b) Transcendance.
(c) Love.
(d) Poetry.

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

3. When did the poet say the animal in The Measure had began her journey?
(a) Shortly before she appeared.
(b) When she was first born.
(c) In the early morning.
(d) In the middle of the night.

4. In Work sometimes, which of these does Oliver list as something that happiness is NOT?
(a) Work ongoing.
(b) The need to push onward.
(c) A town on a map.
(d) A trip to an aunt.

5. What is the length of most of Oliver's poems in this collection?
(a) Just a few lines.
(b) A few short stanzas.
(c) Many pages.
(d) Medium in length.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Measure, what does the author say we must do to fully experience life?

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

3. What does Oliver think people should pay more attention to in life?

4. What does Oliver call most of her poems?

5. What amazing event happens to the catbird in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

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