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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 provide multiple avenues for in her poems?
(a) Tonality.
(b) Interpretation.
(c) Thought provocation.
(d) Modality.

2. When did the poet say the animal in The Measure had began her journey?
(a) Shortly before she appeared.
(b) When she was first born.
(c) In the early morning.
(d) In the middle of the night.

3. What does Oliver say about our lives in The Measure?
(a) They are purposeful.
(b) They are blessed.
(c) They are our right.
(d) They are watched over.

4. What was singing to Oliver in Work Sometimes?
(a) Robins.
(b) The radio.
(c) Street cars.
(d) The wind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the poems in this book grouped together?

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

3. What does Oliver try to write most of her poems about?

4. What is the name of the first section of poems in this group?

5. What is the turtle in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones, doing?

(see the answer key)

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