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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 is the tone of While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing?
(a) Conversational.
(b) Witty.
(c) Prayerful.
(d) Sarcastic.

2. Why did Oliver choose the tone she did at the beginning of Work Sometimes?
(a) She wanted to set it apart from her other poems.
(b) She wanted it to seem as though the conversation was already in place.
(c) She wanted to draw the reader in.
(d) She wanted the poem to flow easily.

3. In Mindful, what does Oliver say almost kills her every day?
(a) Delight.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Memories.

4. What kind of hands does Oliver hope to write her poetry with?
(a) Useful hands.
(b) Rough hands.
(c) Quiet hands.
(d) Busy hands.

5. What does the editor say there is an absence of in the first section of poems?
(a) Metaphors.
(b) Inside jokes.
(c) Anachronisms.
(d) Deep analogies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Everything, what does Oliver say she has faith in?

2. What is the first animal Oliver talks about in Spring?

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

4. At the end of Mindful, what does Oliver say prayers are made of?

5. What mocks Oliver in Daisies?

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