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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. How many poems are in the first section?
(a) 22.
(b) 32.
(c) 42.
(d) 52.

2. What does Oliver call most of her poems?
(a) Observations.
(b) Friends.
(c) Creations.
(d) Statements of truth.

3. In the Measure, what happens in the pinewoods?
(a) Flowers make perfect cover.
(b) The sun shines in happy measures.
(c) Blueberries ripen early.
(d) Small animals are left alone.

4. What is the length of most of Oliver's poems in this collection?
(a) Medium in length.
(b) Many pages.
(c) Just a few lines.
(d) A few short stanzas.

5. How is While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing formatted?
(a) In couplets.
(b) In triplets.
(c) In sonnets.
(d) In prose form.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does using nature in her poems allow Oliver to do?

2. In Forty Years, what does Oliver say she struggles with?

3. What does Oliver say is possible at the beginning of Daisies?

4. What does Oliver try to write most of her poems about?

5. What does Oliver say is NOT praying in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

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