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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 want to celebrate in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Recognition.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Information.
(d) Daily mysteries.

2. How does the editor describe the thought put into these poems?
(a) Omniscient.
(b) Microscopic.
(c) Exuberant.
(d) Effervescent.

3. What does Oliver try to avoid awkwardness in as she is writing?
(a) Abbreviations.
(b) Subject matter.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Format.

4. In Everything, what does Oliver say she has faith in?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her words.
(c) Her God.
(d) Her art.

5. What color were the eyes of the animal in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the pond in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones described?

2. What kind of hands does Oliver hope to write her poetry with?

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

4. How is the animal featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First described in the first lines?

5. What did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?

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