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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. Where did Oliver attend college?
(a) Wisconsin State University.
(b) Ohio State University.
(c) Iowa State University.
(d) Indiana State University.

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

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

4. What does Oliver hope to show about the world in her poems?
(a) What is becoming of the world.
(b) How to navigate through the world.
(c) Where the world has been.
(d) How the world works.

5. What should one be transcending according to Everything?
(a) Restrictions.
(b) Language.
(c) Barriers.
(d) Nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of words does Oliver hope to find while writing in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

2. What does Oliver try to identify at the beginning of Work Sometimes?

3. What did Oliver do at the end of Work Sometimes?

4. What does the editor say is Oliver's signature on her work?

5. What did Oliver say she was outside of while writing Work Sometimes?

(see the answer key)

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