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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections II through VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many quatrains make up Forty Years?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

3. What does using nature in her poems allow Oliver to do?
(a) Accept responsibility.
(b) Broaden her range.
(c) Set forth an interpretation.
(d) Open minds.

4. What time of day did the poet try to save the animal in The Measure?
(a) Evening.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Night.
(d) Morning.

5. What style is Work Sometimes written in?
(a) Second Person.
(b) First Person.
(c) Conversational.
(d) Omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of citizen did the poet call the animal in The Measure?

2. What does the editor say new readers of Oliver will feel when they read the first section?

3. What does Oliver describe with the words red fire in Spring?

4. In Long Afternoon at the Edge of Little Sister Pond, what does Oliver say life has been as hard as?

5. In May, what does Oliver say makes any dark place luminous?

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