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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From the first poem in the section named "Jamaica", the hour of "what" ended?
(a) The dog.
(b) The wolf.
(c) The lion.
(d) The flower.

2. 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) Planets.
(b) Everyone.
(c) No one.
(d) Me.

3. What will the smell of burning leaves become for children in the future? ("A man rakes leaves into a pile")
(a) Hatred.
(b) Nostalgia.
(c) Fear.
(d) Longing.

4. In "Ode to LA", where did Morrison want the man found in the pool to do his dive at?
(a) On another channel.
(b) At an oceanfront.
(c) In another pool.
(d) At another time.

5. What is the prisoner, in "Moment of Freedom", compared to in the poem?
(a) A child.
(b) A mole.
(c) A bird.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were "we" drawn down from? (From the poem that started "In that year")

2. What did Morrison describe as having a "cold white neon bosom"? (Poem 4-"Jamaica")

3. What was the first poem that Morrison wrote?

4. What grade, in school, did Morrison write his first poem?

5. What was behind the nursery door? (Poem 5-"Jamaica")

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