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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 Oliver is NOT trying to do with the poems in the first section?
(a) Observe humanity.
(b) Make the reader think.
(c) Observe nature.
(d) Surprise the reader.

2. What does Oliver try to provide multiple avenues for in her poems?
(a) Thought provocation.
(b) Modality.
(c) Interpretation.
(d) Tonality.

3. What kind of hands does Oliver hope to write her poetry with?
(a) Useful hands.
(b) Quiet hands.
(c) Rough hands.
(d) Busy hands.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Oliver compare picking the right words to in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

3. What does Oliver say is NOT praying in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

4. What is Oliver trying to describe with the lilt in the words in Everything?

5. How do the characters in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones feel about the events in the poem?

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