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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Morrison's name?
(a) Jimmy Lucas Morrison.
(b) James Douglas Morrison.
(c) Douglas Jimmy Morrison.
(d) Jim Allen Morrison.

2. Where did the savages fall out from in the poem "Ode to LA"?
(a) The clouds.
(b) The falls.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The sky.

3. Where was Morrison when he described the night as a "moonshine night"? (From the poem that began with "Moonshine night")
(a) Mt. Village.
(b) Mt. Music.
(c) Mt. Addiction.
(d) Mt. Harmony.

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

5. How did Morrison describe the man who died in the pool-in regard to him being a muse?
(a) A silken shod muse.
(b) A damask musky muse.
(c) A bloated risen muse.
(d) A waxy sullen muse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrison say that the man, who died in the pool, never saw?

2. What did Morrison call the man who died in the pool in the stanza after the description of the body being found?

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

4. What did Morrison describe the movement of his hands to in "Can you dig it"?

5. What is the prisoner, in "Moment of Freedom", compared to in the poem?

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