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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 the editor say there is an absence of in the first section of poems?
(a) Metaphors.
(b) Deep analogies.
(c) Inside jokes.
(d) Anachronisms.

2. Where did Oliver attend college?
(a) Ohio State University.
(b) Wisconsin State University.
(c) Iowa State University.
(d) Indiana State University.

3. How is the pond in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones described?
(a) Deep and quiet.
(b) Black and leafy.
(c) Small and shallow.
(d) Blue and billowy.

4. What does the editor say new readers of Oliver will feel when they read the first section?
(a) They are in for a surprise.
(b) They will get sucked in right away.
(c) They will be eased into the style.
(d) They will feel like they have always known her.

5. How does Oliver state we must pray in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) We must ask and wait.
(b) We must listen and obey.
(c) We must desire and pursue.
(d) We must observe and meditate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Oliver do at the end of Work Sometimes?

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

4. How many poems are in the first section?

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

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