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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections II through VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?
(a) Ran away.
(b) Looked into her eye.
(c) Bit her.
(d) Hissed at her.

2. In Mindful, what does Oliver say she sees everyday?
(a) Something that delights her.
(b) Something that reminds her.
(c) Something that angers her.
(d) Something that saddens her.

3. What does Oliver hope to be after her education in Mindful?
(a) Learned.
(b) Wise.
(c) Proud.
(d) Significant.

4. Which of these is a line from The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) How does one see and turn away.
(b) Where does it go and why?
(c) Where can we turn for peace?
(d) How can we be as they?

5. In Mindful, what kind of things does Oliver say we should lose ourselves in?
(a) None of these.
(b) Ourselves.
(c) Extraordinary things.
(d) Drab things.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oliver say Everything first came to her?

2. According to Oliver, what is the question mark's bold sister?

3. What belongs to the animal in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

4. In Work Sometimes, what does Oliver say happiness is?

5. How does Oliver describe the eyes of the animal in At Round Pond?

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