2. What is the length of most of Oliver's poems in this collection?
(a) Medium in length.
(b) A few short stanzas.
(c) Just a few lines.
(d) Many pages.

3. What tone does Oliver take on at the end of Work Sometimes?
(a) Omniscient.
(b) Self-referencing.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Frantic.

4. What does Oliver say she wants readers of Everything to look beyond?
(a) The meaning.
(b) The words.
(c) The lines.
(d) The page.

5. What does Oliver hope to show about the world in her poems?
(a) What is becoming of the world.
(b) How the world works.
(c) Where the world has been.
(d) How to navigate through the world.

6. 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) Soaring.
(b) Robust.
(c) Gentle.
(d) Small.

7. Which of the following is not a place Oliver says she wants to be while writing her poems in Everything?
(a) A field of daisies.
(b) A boat at sea.
(c) Her own house.
(d) A spot of grass.

8. How do the characters in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones feel about the events in the poem?
(a) They are unexpected.
(b) They are commonplace.
(c) They are miraculaous.
(d) They are frightening.

9. What does the editor say is Oliver's signature on her work?
(a) Her tone.
(b) Her verbage.
(c) Her method.
(d) Her description.

10. How is Oliver trying to establish the intimacy she desires in Work Sometimes?
(a) She uses a conversational tone.
(b) She breaks down some barriers.
(c) She is very open.
(d) She has some suggestive innuendos.

11. When did the poet say the animal in The Measure had began her journey?
(a) When she was first born.
(b) Shortly before she appeared.
(c) In the middle of the night.
(d) In the early morning.

12. What did the rain in Work Sometimes do to the flowers in the yard?
(a) Brought them out of the earth.
(b) Made them fragrant.
(c) Killed them.
(d) Made them shine.

13. Where did Oliver attend college?
(a) Ohio State University.
(b) Wisconsin State University.
(c) Iowa State University.
(d) Indiana State University.

14. What should one be transcending according to Everything?
(a) Language.
(b) Barriers.
(c) Restrictions.
(d) Nature.

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