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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode to LA While Thinking of Brian Jones, Deceased.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the savages fall out from in the poem "Ode to LA"?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The sky.
(c) The clouds.
(d) The falls.

2. What did Morrison say the body would be carried up through to heaven?("Ode to LA")
(a) Halls of music.
(b) Ghosts of music's future.
(c) Lyrics of the soul.
(d) Waves of sound.

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

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

5. 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 another time.
(c) At an oceanfront.
(d) In another pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the smell of burning leaves become for children in the future? ("A man rakes leaves into a pile")

2. Who did Morrison call "poor"? ("Ode to LA")

3. According to the "Wilderness" dedication, what is milk compared to?

4. Who did Morrison state were his heroes?

5. Who resided in "meat heaven"? ("Ode to LA")

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