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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Morrison describing in the poem under "Victimization"?
(a) A wedding.
(b) An awakening.
(c) A revival.
(d) A mass.

2. According to Morrison, what can poetry and songs survive that nothing else can?
(a) A generation.
(b) A fire.
(c) A holocaust.
(d) A war.

3. What were "sodden in silk"? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Branches.
(b) Driveways.
(c) Weeds.
(d) Leaves.

4. What did Morrison say the "bleached sun" was needed for?
(a) Lunch by the pool.
(b) A life forgotten.
(c) TV aftrenoons.
(d) A day of dying.

5. In the first poem of the book, what is left to wander?
(a) The heart.
(b) The soul.
(c) The body.
(d) The mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the first poem in "Jamaica", who drove through the suburbs?

2. How did Morrison describe the young child's mind? (From the poem that began "Bird of prey")

3. In the poem "Ode to LA", who was Morrison chosen to play?

4. What did Morrison say that the man, who died in the pool, never saw?

5. Where did Morrison and his friends come from in "he enters stage"?

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