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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Morrison describe the satyr in "Ode to LA"?
(a) Porky.
(b) Salty.
(c) Dark.
(d) Livid.

2. Who did Morrison state was scattered on the highway bleeding? (From the poem that began "Bird of prey")
(a) Indians.
(b) Children.
(c) Birds.
(d) Dogs.

3. In "he enters stage", who was Morrison looking for?
(a) His sister.
(b) His lover.
(c) His dead friend.
(d) His manager.

4. What will the smell of burning leaves become for children in the future? ("A man rakes leaves into a pile")
(a) Hatred.
(b) Fear.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Longing.

5. How did Morrison describe the young child's mind? (From the poem that began "Bird of prey")
(a) Broken, paper-thin mind.
(b) Torn between two consciousnesses.
(c) Fluttering between light and dark.
(d) Fragile egg-shell mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem did Morrison write in high school?

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

3. What did Morrison describe himself as in the poem beginning "Frozen moment by a lake"?

4. What did Morrison compare "wild promises" to? ( "Why does my mind circle around you")

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

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