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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 does the editor say new readers of Oliver will feel when they read the first section?
(a) They will be eased into the style.
(b) They will feel like they have always known her.
(c) They will get sucked in right away.
(d) They are in for a surprise.

2. What kind of citizen did the poet call the animal in The Measure?
(a) Elderly.
(b) Voracious.
(c) Shy.
(d) Unknown.

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

4. What did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?
(a) Ran away.
(b) Looked into her eye.
(c) Bit her.
(d) Hissed at her.

5. What does Oliver say she calls herself everyday in Mindful?
(a) A tutor.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A student.
(d) A scholar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are most of the poems in this collection about?

2. How many quatrains make up Forty Years?

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

4. Which of the following does Oliver say she learns from in Mindful?

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

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