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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. In Everything, what are we told to look to for examination?
(a) Our God.
(b) Our goals.
(c) Ourselves.
(d) Our surroundings.

2. What did Oliver do at the end of Work Sometimes?
(a) Went back to work.
(b) Took a nap.
(c) Ran for her life.
(d) Closed her blinds.

3. According to Oliver, what is the question mark's bold sister?
(a) The dash.
(b) The exclamation point.
(c) The semicolon.
(d) The comma.

4. How does Oliver use plants and animals in her poems?
(a) They are her distractions.
(b) They are her focal point.
(c) They are her friends.
(d) They are her foils.

5. What does Oliver call most of her poems?
(a) Statements of truth.
(b) Friends.
(c) Observations.
(d) Creations.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of citizen did the poet call the animal in The Measure?

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

4. Which of the following is not a place Oliver says she wants to be while writing her poems in Everything?

5. Which of these is a line from The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

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