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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Oliver say the woman who planted the bleeding heart plant probably got joy from in The Bleeding Heart?
(a) Meaningful things.
(b) Pretty things.
(c) Productive things.
(d) Simple things.

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

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

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

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?
(a) A trumpet of declaration.
(b) A hymn of thanks.
(c) A psalm of love.
(d) A conversation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Mindful, what does Oliver say she sees everyday?

2. Which of these words does Oliver use to describe letters in Forty Years?

3. What does Oliver say all narrative is in Prose Poem 2?

4. Which of these is a line from The Bleeding Heart?

5. What does Oliver compare herself to at the beginning of Mindful?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oliver talk about in Bleeding Heart?

2. What is the poet amazed by in Mindful?

3. What is Many Miles about?

4. What does Oliver state she can't wait for at the end of Long Afternoon at the Edge of Sister Pond?

5. In While I am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing, what does Oliver compare the meadowlark's song to?

6. In Mindful, where does Oliver say she gets all of her teaching?

7. What creature is described in Spring, and why?

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

9. In Prose Poem 2, what does Oliver say about narrative, and how does this change the feeling of the poem?

10. What does Oliver say we are all helping to build in Song of the Builders?

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