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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. What tone does Oliver take on at the end of Work Sometimes?
(a) Omniscient.
(b) Self-referencing.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Frantic.

2. When did the poet say the animal in The Measure had began her journey?
(a) In the middle of the night.
(b) When she was first born.
(c) In the early morning.
(d) Shortly before she appeared.

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

4. What does Oliver observe at the end of Work Sometimes?
(a) Nature.
(b) Humans.
(c) Literature.
(d) Desire.

5. In Work sometimes, which of these does Oliver list as something that happiness is NOT?
(a) The need to push onward.
(b) A town on a map.
(c) A trip to an aunt.
(d) Work ongoing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What style is Work Sometimes written in?

2. In the Measure, what happens in the pinewoods?

3. What does Oliver call the things in life that are not human?

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

5. In The Measure, what does the author say we must do to fully experience life?

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