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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Poems 1966-1971.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What grade, in school, did Morrison write his first poem?
(a) 5th or 6th.
(b) 7th or 8th.
(c) 3rd or 4th.
(d) 1st or 2nd.

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

4. 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) The first time a child crossed the street alone.
(d) When they were able to speak.

5. Why did Morrison say that poetry appealed to him?
(a) Because it spoke in a way lyrics could not.
(b) Because it meant he was an artist.
(c) Because it was similar to music.
(d) Becasue it was eternal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Morrison's name?

2. According to Morrison, what can poetry and songs survive that nothing else can?

3. What did Morrison believe the self-interview was?

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

5. In the title poem, what is the wilderness compared to?

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