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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Oliver come to a better understanding of human nature?
2. What kind of hands does Oliver hope to write her poetry with?
3. How does Oliver state we must pray in The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that comes First?
4. What is the subject of Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones?
5. How does the editor describe the language in the first section of poems?
Short Essay Questions
1. In The Measure, what does Mary Oliver say her watched over life resulted in and why?
2. In Mysteries, Four of the Simple Ones, what does Oliver ask about a seed grain?
3. In Everything, what does Oliver say she wants her poems to be able to do?
4. What did the hawk do at the end of The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that Comes First?
5. What parts of grammar does Oliver say she wants to cherish in Everything, and why?
6. In Work Sometimes, what does Oliver say happiness truly is?
7. In Work Sometimes, what are some of the things that Oliver lists as NOT leading to happiness?
8. How did Oliver feel at the end of Work Sometimes?
9. How did Oliver feel at the beginning of Work Sometimes and why?
10. At the beginning of The Real Prayers are Not the Words, but the Attention that Comes First, what does Oliver state the hawk finds joy in?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Nature and its power is a huge theme in this book. What are some of the main examples of this theme and how does this affect the tone of the poems?
Essay Topic 2
What are some of the main examples of irony from these poems? How do these moments of irony change the tone of those poems?
Essay Topic 3
This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and why you think Oliver chose to place these poems in those settings.
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