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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oliver say there are miles of in May?
(a) Flowing.
(b) Worlds.
(c) Travels.
(d) Leafing.

2. What animal is featured in At Round Pond?
(a) A cougar.
(b) An owl.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A beaver.

3. Which of these is a line from Prose Poem 1?
(a) How hopeful we were.
(b) How strong is the stillness.
(c) We just knew not.
(d) Never will we know for sure.

4. What is the tone of While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing?
(a) Prayerful.
(b) Conversational.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Witty.

5. At the beginning of Long Afternoon at the Edge of Little Sister Pond, what does Oliver say she is humbled by?
(a) Life.
(b) Nature.
(c) Love.
(d) Religion.

6. What does Oliver say would make the mocker silent in Daisies?
(a) Questions.
(b) Avoidance.
(c) Pride.
(d) Answers.

7. What does Oliver say always seems brighter than the present in Prose Poem 1?
(a) Another's life.
(b) The past.
(c) The future.
(d) All of these.

8. How does Oliver describe H's in Forty Years?
(a) Harsh.
(b) Inconsistent.
(c) Hidden.
(d) Soldierly.

9. In While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing, what is the song of the bird called?
(a) A sweet melody.
(b) A thrill song.
(c) An observation.
(d) A speech in progress.

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

11. How is How Would You Live Then formatted?
(a) Limerick form.
(b) Prose form.
(c) Choral form.
(d) Sonnett form.

12. How long did the bleeding heart plant survive in The Bleeding Heart?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 40 years.

13. What is the first animal Oliver talks about in Spring?
(a) A deer.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bear.

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

15. What adjective does Oliver use to describe the world in Mindful?
(a) Harsh.
(b) Absent.
(c) Needed.
(d) Soft.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Song of the Builders, what does Oliver think about?

2. What does Oliver say she will remember most at the end of Spring?

3. What mocks Oliver in Daisies?

4. What do the bees in May do?

5. In While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing, what is the song of the bird compared to?

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