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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 Everything, what are we told to do in order to truly grasp the idea of poetry?
(a) The temporary.
(b) The singular.
(c) Everything.
(d) The unimportant.

2. In Everything, what does Oliver compare elaboration to?
(a) Frills and lace.
(b) Striped canes.
(c) Puffed sleeves.
(d) Vests with ties.

3. What are all the poems in the second section about?
(a) Water.
(b) Literature.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Animals.

4. 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 observe and meditate.
(c) We must ask and wait.
(d) We must desire and pursue.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Seven White Butterflies, what does Oliver compare butterfly wings to?

3. What kind of creature did Oliver write about in Song of the Builders?

4. Which of these is a line from Prose Poem 1?

5. In Mindful, what does Oliver say she was born to do?

(see the answer key)

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