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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 are all the poems in the second section about?
(a) Animals.
(b) Literature.
(c) Water.
(d) Flowers.

2. What does Oliver want to celebrate in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Motivation.
(b) Information.
(c) Daily mysteries.
(d) Recognition.

3. What is the subject of Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Motivations.
(b) Nature.
(c) Personal identity.
(d) Literature.

4. How many quatrains make up Forty Years?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. How are the poems in this book grouped together?
(a) By random order.
(b) By publishing date.
(c) By subject matter.
(d) By length.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Everything, what are we told to do in order to truly grasp the idea of poetry?

3. Which of these words is used by the editor to describe Oliver's style?

4. What does Oliver hope to show about the world in her poems?

5. What were the feet of the animal compared to in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

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