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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. How does Oliver state we must pray in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) We must listen and obey.
(b) We must desire and pursue.
(c) We must observe and meditate.
(d) We must ask and wait.

2. What is the subject of Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Nature.
(b) Motivations.
(c) Literature.
(d) Personal identity.

3. Why did Oliver choose the simple titles for her poems?
(a) To guide the reader.
(b) To take the guesswork away from the reader.
(c) To make her thoughts obscure.
(d) To leave the interpretation open.

4. In Seven White Butterflies, which of these authors does Oliver mention?
(a) Yeats.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Dickenson.
(d) Donne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color were the eyes of the animal in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

2. What does Oliver try to identify at the beginning of Work Sometimes?

3. How long did the bleeding heart plant survive in The Bleeding Heart?

4. In Long Afternoon at the Edge of Little Sister Pond, what does Oliver say life has been as hard as?

5. In Prose Poem 1, what does Oliver say the season she talks about was full of?

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