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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 try to identify at the beginning of Work Sometimes?
(a) A shared experience.
(b) An identity.
(c) A memorable moment.
(d) A happy memory.

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

3. What did the rain in Work Sometimes do to the flowers in the yard?
(a) Killed them.
(b) Brought them out of the earth.
(c) Made them fragrant.
(d) Made them shine.

4. What does Oliver like to assign to inanimate objects in her poems?
(a) Descriptions.
(b) Functions.
(c) Human characteristics.
(d) Identities.

5. What is the length of most of Oliver's poems in this collection?
(a) Medium in length.
(b) Just a few lines.
(c) Many pages.
(d) A few short stanzas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a line from Work Sometimes?

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

3. What did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?

4. What does Oliver call most of her poems?

5. How do the characters in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones feel about the events in the poem?

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