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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) Daily mysteries.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Recognition.
(d) Information.

2. What is the turtle in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones, doing?
(a) Burying her eggs.
(b) Swimming in the lake.
(c) Teaching her babies to swim.
(d) Dying.

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

4. What kind of words does Oliver hope to find while writing in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Doubled words.
(b) Meaningful words.
(c) Ripe words.
(d) Common, but amazing words.

5. What does the editor say is Oliver's signature on her work?
(a) Her description.
(b) Her verbage.
(c) Her tone.
(d) Her method.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Oliver, what is the question mark's bold sister?

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

4. In Work sometimes, which of these does Oliver list as something that happiness is NOT?

5. What does the editor say new readers of Oliver will feel when they read the first section?

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