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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Prologue, what was the purpose of real poetry?
(a) "It shows reality in a colored light."
(b) "It shows the darkness inside."
(c) "It reveals a silver lining for the burned."
(d) "It just ticks off the possibilities."

2. What, according to Morrison, would it take for songs and poetry to survive?
(a) Sound.
(b) Human beings.
(c) Memories.
(d) Love.

3. What did Morrison throw away that he kept through high school and college?
(a) Song books.
(b) Notebooks.
(c) Diaries.
(d) Journals.

4. From the poem "The Fear", what did rabbits possess?
(a) Red eyes.
(b) Black tails.
(c) Yellow bellies.
(d) White wings.

5. In "Ode to LA", where did Morrison want the man found in the pool to do his dive at?
(a) On another channel.
(b) In another pool.
(c) At an oceanfront.
(d) At another time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What competed with "Silence"? ("Ode to LA")

2. How did Morrison describe himself in the woods? (From the poem that began with "Moonshine night")

3. Who did Morrison call back in "Ode to LA"?

4. What did Morrison compare savages to in "Ode to LA"?

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

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