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

2. What is Oliver trying to establish an intimacy with in Work Sometimes?
(a) A man.
(b) The reader.
(c) Herself.
(d) Her God.

3. What does Oliver think people should pay more attention to in life?
(a) Passing.
(b) Living.
(c) Aging.
(d) Loving.

4. How do the characters in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones feel about the events in the poem?
(a) They are frightening.
(b) They are unexpected.
(c) They are miraculaous.
(d) They are commonplace.

5. What does Oliver call the things in life that are not human?
(a) Co-inhabitants.
(b) Others.
(c) Partners.
(d) Non-humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal was featured in The Measure?

2. Why did Oliver choose the tone she did at the beginning of Work Sometimes?

3. What does Oliver observe at the end of Work Sometimes?

4. Which of the following is NOT a word Oliver says she wants to use often in Everything?

5. How are the poems in this book grouped together?

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