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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. In Seven White Butterflies, what does Oliver compare butterfly wings to?
(a) Pages.
(b) Petals.
(c) Songs.
(d) Breezes.

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

3. What did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?
(a) Looked into her eye.
(b) Hissed at her.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Bit her.

4. What had stacked up on the table in Work Sometimes?
(a) Papers.
(b) Books.
(c) All of these.
(d) Work.

5. What season is recalled in Prose Poem 1?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are most of the poems in this collection about?

2. What does Oliver hope to be after her education in Mindful?

3. How does Oliver describe the eyes of the animal in At Round Pond?

4. What does Oliver say would make the mocker silent in Daisies?

5. What is the name of the first section of poems in this group?

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