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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Morrison think some learned about Satan from?
(a) From their father.
(b) From the first time they had sex.
(c) From their priest.
(d) From a box.

2. Who is Morrison's "Ode to LA" dedicated to?
(a) Robby Krieger.
(b) Brian Jones.
(c) John Densmore.
(d) Ray Manzarek.

3. What was stolen in the poem beginning "Frozen moment by a lake"?
(a) A gun.
(b) A car.
(c) A knife.
(d) A girlfriend.

4. What did Morrison call the man who died in the pool in the stanza after the description of the body being found?
(a) Morbid man.
(b) Lucky stiff.
(c) Colorful clown.
(d) Water-logged liver.

5. What was the first poem that Morrison wrote?
(a) "Superman".
(b) "The Pony Express".
(c) "The Bear".
(d) "Life in School".

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Prologue, what was the purpose of real poetry?

2. Who was lost in the frozen woods? ( "Why does my mind circle around you")

3. What did Morrison say the "bleached sun" was needed for?

4. How did Morrison describe the laughter he had on the beach? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the poem "Ode to LA", what did Morrison state was going to happen to Jones' body?

2. Why did Morrison claim that an interview was a "crucial mental exercise"?

3. What did Morrison state was the aim of his poetry?

4. Why did Morrison call an interview an "existential moment"?

5. In the poem that began "Why does my mind circle around you", what did Morrison say was wrong with the dog?

6. Why were the notebooks that Morrison kept in high school important?

7. Who is Ophelia in the poem "Ode to LA"?

8. What did Morrison, in the poem "Ode to LA", say existed in "meat heaven"?

9. How did Morrison state Jones' body looked when the gardener found it?

10. What did Morrison state happened to the savages in the poem "Ode to LA"?

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