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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through New Poems (2004 - 2005).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Oliver come to a better understanding of human nature?
(a) She observes the ocean tides.
(b) She meditates.
(c) She looks to non-human examples.
(d) She talks to people of different ages.

2. What were the eyes of the animal compared to in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) Glass.
(b) Microscopes.
(c) Worlds.
(d) Water.

3. Which of these is a line from The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) Where does it go and why?
(b) How can we be as they?
(c) Where can we turn for peace?
(d) How does one see and turn away.

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

5. How does Oliver say Everything first came to her?
(a) A quiet whispering.
(b) A dream.
(c) A moment of calm.
(d) A vision.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Oliver describe her poetry in Everything?

3. What tone does Oliver take on at the end of Work Sometimes?

4. How is the pond in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones described?

5. How is Oliver trying to establish the intimacy she desires in Work Sometimes?

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