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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is a line from Prose Poem 1?

2. What season does Song of the Builders take place in?

3. What does Oliver call the center of the daisies in Daisies?

4. What is the prey in Prose Poem 2?

5. Which of these is a line from Seven White Butterflies?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Grass, what does Oliver say humans could learn from inanimate objects?

2. What is the main message of Daisies?

3. What are some of the questions asked in How Would You Live Then?

4. What does Oliver say spring is like for humans?

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

6. Which authors does Oliver mention in Seven White Butterflies, and why?

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

8. What is the poet amazed by in Mindful?

9. In Grass, what does Oliver say is the most important time of all, and why?

10. What is the main message of Song of the Builders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religion was a theme that was touched on a number of times in this book. Where did this theme appear, and what are some of the different ways this theme was introduced?

Essay Topic 2

Mary Oliver has an incredible gift for creating touching analogies. What are some of the analogies shared in these poems, and what are their deeper meanings?

Essay Topic 3

What is the main message being sent in Work Sometimes, and how is this poem different from the other poems in the first section of this book?

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