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

2. What does Oliver call the things in life that are not human?
(a) Co-inhabitants.
(b) Non-humans.
(c) Partners.
(d) Others.

3. What color were the eyes of the animal in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

4. What are most of Oliver's precious poems about?
(a) Abstract thoughts.
(b) Feelings.
(c) Plants.
(d) Relationships.

5. How are the poems in this book grouped together?
(a) By length.
(b) By subject matter.
(c) By random order.
(d) By publishing date.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver think people should pay more attention to in life?

2. In Everything, what does Oliver say she has faith in?

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

4. What else does the editor say there is an absence of in the first section of poems?

5. What does Oliver observe at the end of Work Sometimes?

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