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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Far Arden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Morrison call back in "Ode to LA"?
(a) Missing son.
(b) Brave warrior.
(c) Static savior.
(d) Crying child.

2. How did Morrison describe the laughter he had on the beach? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")
(a) Soft and mad.
(b) Loud and insane.
(c) Quiet and confined.
(d) Intense and full of power.

3. What did the man, who died in the pool, float on? ("Ode to LA")
(a) A plank of dreams.
(b) An iron candle.
(c) A slip of foam.
(d) A shadow of surrender.

4. What did Morrison say was a child's first moment of freedom?
(a) A first trip away from home.
(b) When they were able to speak.
(c) The first time a child crossed the street alone.
(d) When their mother quit breast-feeding.

5. From the poem that began "Why does my mind circle around you", what did Morrison say wondered what it was like to be "you"?
(a) No one.
(b) Everyone.
(c) Planets.
(d) Me.

Short Answer Questions

1. What competed with "Silence"? ("Ode to LA")

2. Who raced down the beach? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")

3. What did Morrison throw away that he kept through high school and college?

4. Who competed for the man's palms? ("Ode to LA")

5. According to Morrison, what can poetry and songs survive that nothing else can?

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