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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. Where did Oliver attend college?
(a) Iowa State University.
(b) Ohio State University.
(c) Indiana State University.
(d) Wisconsin State University.

2. How many lines is Prose Poem 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

3. In How Would You Live Then, what does Oliver talk about being an adviser?
(a) A sunflower.
(b) A dog.
(c) A mockingbird.
(d) A memory.

4. What does Oliver like to assign to inanimate objects in her poems?
(a) Human characteristics.
(b) Functions.
(c) Identities.
(d) Descriptions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many poems are in the first section?

2. What makes Have You Ever Tried to Enter the Long Black Branches different from the other poems in that section?

3. What time of day did the poet try to save the animal in The Measure?

4. What are most of Oliver's precious poems about?

5. How is the pond in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones described?

(see the answer key)

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