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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 How Would You Live Then, what does Oliver say shouts out its name?
(a) Brooks.
(b) Mockingbirds.
(c) Bees.
(d) Stars.

2. What kind of creature did Oliver write about in Song of the Builders?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A firefly.
(c) A cricket.
(d) An ant.

3. What does Oliver try to write most of her poems about?
(a) Psychological problems.
(b) Political needs.
(c) Human concerns.
(d) Literature.

4. What mocks Oliver in Daisies?
(a) A crane.
(b) A mockingbird.
(c) A hornet.
(d) An owl.

5. What does Oliver envy in While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing?
(a) The non-human creations.
(b) God's power.
(c) The youth in others.
(d) The ones who have passed on.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Oliver choose the simple titles for her poems?

2. How is the animal featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First described in the first lines?

3. What does Oliver say always seems brighter than the present in Prose Poem 1?

4. How does Oliver use plants and animals in her poems?

5. What does Oliver say she will remember most at the end of Spring?

(see the answer key)

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