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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 state we must pray in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
(a) We must ask and wait.
(b) We must desire and pursue.
(c) We must listen and obey.
(d) We must observe and meditate.

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

3. What does Oliver compare picking the right words to in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Growing a garden.
(b) Threading a needle.
(c) Picking fruit.
(d) Sorting money.

4. What does Oliver try to write most of her poems about?
(a) Literature.
(b) Human concerns.
(c) Political needs.
(d) Psychological problems.

5. In Everything, what are we told to look to for examination?
(a) Our goals.
(b) Our surroundings.
(c) Ourselves.
(d) Our God.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the poems in this book grouped together?

2. What was a joy to the animal featured in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

3. Which of these is a line from The Measure?

4. How does Oliver use plants and animals in her poems?

5. What is Oliver trying to establish an intimacy with in Work Sometimes?

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