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

2. What is Oliver trying to describe with the lilt in the words in Everything?
(a) Human Nature.
(b) Gravity.
(c) Choices.
(d) Creation.

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

4. What animal is featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) A gull.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A falcon.
(d) A hawk.

5. Which of the following is a line from Work Sometimes?
(a) Sameness can be found in any landscape.
(b) Desire will consume those who don't care to control.
(c) You have had days like this, no doubt.
(d) Those who know need not read longer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the poet say the animal in The Measure had began her journey?

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

3. In the Measure, what happens in the pinewoods?

4. What is the subject of Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

5. What does Oliver try to provide multiple avenues for in her poems?

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