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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through As I Look Back, Afterward.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrison state he was consumed by? (From the poem that started "In that year")
(a) Aggression.
(b) Hope.
(c) Pride.
(d) Static.

2. What did Morrison name the boxing match at the end of the poem? (Poem 2-"Jamaica")
(a) "A Consistant Battle".
(b) "A Negro Dance".
(c) "A Fight of Fear".
(d) "A Blip in Life".

3. Where did the satyr in "Ode to LA" leap to?
(a) The pit.
(b) The caverns.
(c) The loam.
(d) The arms of Morrison.

4. Where did "we" rock"? (From the poem that started "In that year")
(a) On the stage.
(b) In a web.
(c) On a coaster.
(d) In a cavernous void.

5. In the fourth poem, from the section "As I look back", what coincided with Morrison's adolescence?
(a) History of the Lyric.
(b) History of Life.
(c) History of Rock.
(d) History of Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Morrison say "you" are thrown back onto once "peace & books lose their charm"?

2. What made wine? (Poem 15- "Village Tapes")

3. What did Morrison say was all around him in the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool"?

4. What was in the road while the children were at church?

5. What did Morrison hope that "you" went out doing? ("Ode to LA")

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