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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 amazing event happens to the catbird in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Learning to fly.
(b) Finding a mate.
(c) Building a nest.
(d) Hatching eggs.

2. What does Oliver call the things in life that are not human?
(a) Co-inhabitants.
(b) Partners.
(c) Non-humans.
(d) Others.

3. What is the main subject of Everything?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Transcendance.
(c) Love.
(d) Nature.

4. What does Oliver try to avoid awkwardness in as she is writing?
(a) Abbreviations.
(b) Symbols.
(c) Format.
(d) Subject matter.

5. What poet did Oliver live with for a time?
(a) Millay.
(b) Miller.
(c) Marvel.
(d) Merril.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver think people should pay more attention to in life?

2. What does Oliver try to write most of her poems about?

3. What does Oliver hope to be after her education in Mindful?

4. Which of these is a line from Long Afternoon at the Edge of Little Sister Pond?

5. What is the animal symbolic of in At Round Pond?

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