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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Far Arden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrison compare opening a mind to (in regard to a "moment of inner freedom")?
(a) A door.
(b) A gift box.
(c) A trunk.
(d) The sky opening.

2. What did Morrison say the "bleached sun" was needed for?
(a) TV aftrenoons.
(b) A life forgotten.
(c) A day of dying.
(d) Lunch by the pool.

3. In the title poem, what is the wilderness compared to?
(a) A forest.
(b) A cave.
(c) A grand highway.
(d) A stadium.

4. Where did "we" rock"? (From the poem that started "In that year")
(a) On the stage.
(b) In a web.
(c) On a coaster.
(d) In a cavernous void.

5. What did Morrison state he was consumed by? (From the poem that started "In that year")
(a) Aggression.
(b) Hope.
(c) Pride.
(d) Static.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Morrison and his friends come from in "he enters stage"?

3. Who resided in "meat heaven"? ("Ode to LA")

4. Who did Morrison call "poor"? ("Ode to LA")

5. What passed at the end of the poem "Tape Noon"?

(see the answer key)

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