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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Oliver say she learns from in Mindful?
(a) All of these.
(b) The shine of the ocean.
(c) The light of the world.
(d) The prayers.

2. What does Oliver call the prey in Prose Poem 2?
(a) A flashing jewel.
(b) A piece of nothing.
(c) A piece of heart.
(d) A frightened tidbit.

3. What is unique about the format of On Goldenrod at Field's Edge?
(a) It has on-running stanzas.
(b) It is formatted in a circle.
(c) The stanzas run diagonally.
(d) It is in prose form.

4. What necessity has Oliver resigned to in Forty Years?
(a) Communicating by words.
(b) Talking with other people.
(c) Realizing she is mortal.
(d) Noting her inconsistencies.

5. In At Round Pond, what does Oliver say both life and death are?
(a) Unfeeling.
(b) Oblivious.
(c) Insistent.
(d) Consistent.

6. What is distinct about the poems from West Wind?
(a) They have a sad tone.
(b) They are more philosophical.
(c) They are light and witty.
(d) They are more adventurous.

7. In The Soul At Last, which of these does Oliver compare the soul to?
(a) Aspen leaves.
(b) Children's prayers.
(c) Tree bark.
(d) Birds' nests.

8. In How Would You Live Then, what does Oliver talk about being an adviser?
(a) A memory.
(b) A sunflower.
(c) A mockingbird.
(d) A dog.

9. In Mindful, what does Oliver say she sees everyday?
(a) Something that delights her.
(b) Something that saddens her.
(c) Something that reminds her.
(d) Something that angers her.

10. In Song of the Builders, what does Oliver think about?
(a) God.
(b) Earth.
(c) Nature.
(d) Poetry.

11. In Long Afternoon at the Edge of Little Sister Pond, what does Oliver say life has been as hard as?
(a) Earth.
(b) Steel.
(c) Wood.
(d) Flint.

12. In Mindful, what kind of things does Oliver say we should lose ourselves in?
(a) Ourselves.
(b) Drab things.
(c) None of these.
(d) Extraordinary things.

13. What does Oliver call the center of the daisies in Daisies?
(a) Their heart.
(b) Their mind.
(c) Their center.
(d) Their being.

14. In While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing, what is the song of the bird compared to?
(a) A psalm of love.
(b) A trumpet of declaration.
(c) A hymn of thanks.
(d) A conversation.

15. At the end of Mindful, what does Oliver say prayers are made of?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Grass.
(c) Hopes.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What storms out of the darkness in May?

2. In Long Afternoon at the Edge of Little Sister Pond, what does Oliver say the tree angel is watching over?

3. What is the first animal Oliver talks about in Spring?

4. How is While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing formatted?

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

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