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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. In Mindful, what kind of things does Oliver say we should lose ourselves in?
(a) Extraordinary things.
(b) Ourselves.
(c) Drab things.
(d) None of these.

2. In Seven White Butterflies, which of these authors does Oliver mention?
(a) Yeats.
(b) Dickenson.
(c) Donne.
(d) Whitman.

3. In How Would You Live Then, what does Oliver talk about being an adviser?
(a) A sunflower.
(b) A dog.
(c) A memory.
(d) A mockingbird.

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

5. How does Oliver describe H's in Forty Years?
(a) Soldierly.
(b) Inconsistent.
(c) Hidden.
(d) Harsh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What season is recalled in Prose Poem 1?

3. What color were the eyes of the animal in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

4. What does Oliver say she wants readers of Everything to look beyond?

5. How does Oliver state we must pray in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?

(see the answer key)

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