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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. What does Oliver say always seems brighter than the present in Prose Poem 1?
(a) Another's life.
(b) All of these.
(c) The past.
(d) The future.

2. In Seven White Butterflies, what does Oliver compare butterfly wings to?
(a) Petals.
(b) Songs.
(c) Breezes.
(d) Pages.

3. What does Oliver say is possible at the beginning of Daisies?
(a) That our spirits will live forever.
(b) That we can be as wise as we wish.
(c) That we can learn the language of a flower.
(d) That we can learn all there is to learn.

4. What amazing event happens to the catbird in Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
(a) Hatching eggs.
(b) Building a nest.
(c) Learning to fly.
(d) Finding a mate.

5. How does the editor describe the thought put into these poems?
(a) Omniscient.
(b) Effervescent.
(c) Exuberant.
(d) Microscopic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tone of While I Am Writing a Poem to Celebrate Summer, the Meadowlark Begins to Sing?

2. What does Oliver ask the reader in The Bleeding Heart after describing the plant?

3. In At Round Pond, what does Oliver say both life and death are?

4. What did the animal in The Measure do when the poet tried to save it?

5. Where did Oliver attend college?

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