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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. How does Oliver say Everything first came to her?
(a) A dream.
(b) A vision.
(c) A moment of calm.
(d) A quiet whispering.

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

3. What did Oliver say the woman who planted the bleeding heart plant probably got joy from in The Bleeding Heart?
(a) Pretty things.
(b) Productive things.
(c) Simple things.
(d) Meaningful things.

4. What does Oliver think people should pay more attention to in life?
(a) Aging.
(b) Passing.
(c) Loving.
(d) Living.

5. In Prose Poem 1, what does Oliver say the season she talks about was full of?
(a) Hope.
(b) Stillness.
(c) Faith.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What style is Work Sometimes written in?

2. What does Oliver describe with the words red fire in Spring?

3. What is the prey in Prose Poem 2?

4. Which of these is a line from The Bleeding Heart?

5. How is How Would You Live Then formatted?

(see the answer key)

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