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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 Song of the Builders, what does Oliver think about?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Earth.
(c) Nature.
(d) God.

2. In Mindful, what does Oliver say she was born to do?
(a) To look.
(b) To listen.
(c) All of these.
(d) To lose herself.

3. What style is Work Sometimes written in?
(a) Conversational.
(b) First Person.
(c) Omniscient.
(d) Second Person.

4. What does Oliver say all narrative is in Prose Poem 2?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Truths.
(c) Lies.
(d) Metaphor.

5. In Everything, what does Oliver say she has faith in?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her art.
(c) Her words.
(d) Her God.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the bleeding heart plant survive in The Bleeding Heart?

2. In Mindful, what kind of things does Oliver say we should lose ourselves in?

3. Why did Oliver choose the tone she did at the beginning of Work Sometimes?

4. What does Oliver say she calls herself everyday in Mindful?

5. What animal was featured in The Measure?

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