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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 did Morrison say an interview was similar to?
(a) Answering questions posed by a mother.
(b) Being questioned by the principal in school.
(c) Answering questions on a witness stand.
(d) Being a monkey caged at the zoo.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrison say was a child's first moment of freedom?

2. What was Morrison's name?

3. Who did Morrison state were his heroes?

4. What did Morrison say that the interview was?

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

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