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

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

3. What did Morrison describe the movement of his hands to in "Can you dig it"?
(a) Rolling snakes.
(b) Dying birds.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Lithe demons.

4. What did the man, who died in the pool, float on? ("Ode to LA")
(a) A shadow of surrender.
(b) An iron candle.
(c) A plank of dreams.
(d) A slip of foam.

5. What did the person being questioned in "What are you doing here?" want from Morison?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Love.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Morrison describe the satyr in "Ode to LA"?

2. Where did the satyr in "Ode to LA" leap to?

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

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

5. What did Morrison say the body would be carried up through to heaven?("Ode to LA")

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