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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 did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?
(a) Looked into her eye.
(b) Bit her.
(c) Hissed at her.
(d) Ran away.

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

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

4. What amazing event happens to the catbird in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Hatching eggs.
(b) Finding a mate.
(c) Learning to fly.
(d) Building a nest.

5. What tone does Oliver take on at the end of Work Sometimes?
(a) Relaxing.
(b) Frantic.
(c) Self-referencing.
(d) Omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day did the poet try to save the animal in The Measure?

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

3. What does using nature in her poems allow Oliver to do?

4. What should one be transcending according to Everything?

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

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