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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. Why did Oliver choose the simple titles for her poems?
(a) To leave the interpretation open.
(b) To make her thoughts obscure.
(c) To take the guesswork away from the reader.
(d) To guide the reader.

2. What time of day did the poet try to save the animal in The Measure?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Night.
(c) Morning.
(d) Evening.

3. What does using nature in her poems allow Oliver to do?
(a) Accept responsibility.
(b) Set forth an interpretation.
(c) Broaden her range.
(d) Open minds.

4. What does Oliver try to write most of her poems about?
(a) Psychological problems.
(b) Political needs.
(c) Literature.
(d) Human concerns.

5. 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) Her own house.
(c) A spot of grass.
(d) A field of daisies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is found by Oliver, belonging to a heron, in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

3. What does Oliver like to assign to inanimate objects in her poems?

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

5. What is Oliver trying to establish an intimacy with in Work Sometimes?

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