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

2. What did Morrison compare savages to in "Ode to LA"?
(a) Silent singers.
(b) Monsters of rhythm.
(c) Poetic versers.
(d) High messengers.

3. In "he enters stage", who was Morrison looking for?
(a) His lover.
(b) His dead friend.
(c) His sister.
(d) His manager.

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

5. Who is "Wilderness" dedicated to?
(a) Victoria Smithe.
(b) Pamela Susan.
(c) Teddy Monroe.
(d) Barbara Morrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first poem that Morrison wrote?

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

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

4. Who is Morrison's "Ode to LA" dedicated to?

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

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