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

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

3. According to the Prologue, what was the purpose of real poetry?
(a) "It reveals a silver lining for the burned."
(b) "It shows reality in a colored light."
(c) "It shows the darkness inside."
(d) "It just ticks off the possibilities."

4. According to the "Wilderness" dedication, what is milk compared to?
(a) Oxygen.
(b) Water.
(c) Life.
(d) Wine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Morrison say that the interview was?

3. In the first poem of the book, what is left to wander?

4. Why did Morrison say that poetry appealed to him?

5. Who did Morrison state were his heroes?

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