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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. In At Round Pond, what does Oliver say both life and death are?
(a) Oblivious.
(b) Consistent.
(c) Unfeeling.
(d) Insistent.

2. What was a joy to the animal featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Speed.
(c) Victory.
(d) Wind.

3. In Everything, what are we told to do in order to truly grasp the idea of poetry?
(a) Everything.
(b) The temporary.
(c) The unimportant.
(d) The singular.

4. What animal is featured in At Round Pond?
(a) An owl.
(b) A beaver.
(c) A cougar.
(d) A skunk.

5. How was the poet traveling when she saw an animal in The Measure?
(a) She was riding a bike.
(b) She was walking along.
(c) She was swimming.
(d) She was driving a car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What poet did Oliver live with for a time?

3. How does Oliver describe Have You Ever Tried to Enter the Long Black Branches?

4. In While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing, what is the song of the bird called?

5. What kind of words does Oliver hope to find while writing in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

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