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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of words does Oliver hope to find while writing in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Common, but amazing words.
(b) Ripe words.
(c) Doubled words.
(d) Meaningful words.

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

3. How does Oliver describe her poetry in Everything?
(a) Her art.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her creation.
(d) Her message.

4. In Work sometimes, which of these does Oliver list as something that happiness is NOT?
(a) A town on a map.
(b) Work ongoing.
(c) A trip to an aunt.
(d) The need to push onward.

5. What does Oliver think people should pay more attention to in life?
(a) Aging.
(b) Living.
(c) Loving.
(d) Passing.

6. What does Oliver like to assign to inanimate objects in her poems?
(a) Functions.
(b) Descriptions.
(c) Identities.
(d) Human characteristics.

7. 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) Soaring.
(c) Small.
(d) Robust.

8. Which of the following is NOT a word Oliver says she wants to use often in Everything?
(a) Wonderment.
(b) Heart.
(c) Joy.
(d) Heavy.

9. What were the eyes of the animal compared to in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) Worlds.
(b) Microscopes.
(c) Water.
(d) Glass.

10. In Everything, what are we told to look to for examination?
(a) Our God.
(b) Our goals.
(c) Ourselves.
(d) Our surroundings.

11. How does the editor describe the language in the first section of poems?
(a) Descriptive.
(b) Adorned.
(c) Imaginative.
(d) Basic.

12. What kind of hands does Oliver hope to write her poetry with?
(a) Useful hands.
(b) Rough hands.
(c) Busy hands.
(d) Quiet hands.

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

14. What had stacked up on the table in Work Sometimes?
(a) Work.
(b) All of these.
(c) Books.
(d) Papers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the editor describe the thought put into these poems?

2. In Work Sometimes, what does Oliver say happiness is?

3. What is the name of the first section of poems in this group?

4. What does Oliver want to celebrate in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

5. How was the poet traveling when she saw an animal in The Measure?

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