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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 are the butterflies doing at the end of Seven White Butterflies?
(a) Sipping.
(b) Nodding.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Flying.

2. What does Oliver try to identify at the beginning of Work Sometimes?
(a) A happy memory.
(b) A memorable moment.
(c) A shared experience.
(d) An identity.

3. What time of day did the poet try to save the animal in The Measure?
(a) Night.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Evening.
(d) Morning.

4. How is the animal featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First described in the first lines?
(a) Gentle.
(b) Robust.
(c) Small.
(d) Soaring.

5. What does using nature in her poems allow Oliver to do?
(a) Open minds.
(b) Broaden her range.
(c) Accept responsibility.
(d) Set forth an interpretation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oliver describe the eyes of the animal in At Round Pond?

2. What is the turtle in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones, doing?

3. What does Oliver say is possible at the beginning of Daisies?

4. How many poems are in the first section?

5. What necessity has Oliver resigned to in Forty Years?

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