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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. Where did Oliver attend college?
(a) Wisconsin State University.
(b) Iowa State University.
(c) Ohio State University.
(d) Indiana State University.

2. What does Oliver call the center of the daisies in Daisies?
(a) Their being.
(b) Their mind.
(c) Their center.
(d) Their heart.

3. Why does Oliver like to use her most common literary device?
(a) It comes easily to her.
(b) It is a symbolic form of writing.
(c) It broadens understanding of humans.
(d) It makes her work unique.

4. Which of the following is a line from Work Sometimes?
(a) Those who know need not read longer.
(b) You have had days like this, no doubt.
(c) Desire will consume those who don't care to control.
(d) Sameness can be found in any landscape.

5. What literary device is used heavily in Prose Poem 2?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Seven White Butterflies, which of these does Oliver compare the flying butterflies to?

2. What does Oliver compare picking the right words to in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?

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

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

5. In How Would You Live Then, what does Oliver say gives prayers?

(see the answer key)

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