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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Morrison and his friends come from in "he enters stage"?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Far Arden.
(c) Hell.
(d) Nowhere.

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

3. How did Morrison describe the moon in the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool"?
(a) Jeweled.
(b) Darkening.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Frightened.

4. Where were "we" drawn down from? (From the poem that started "In that year")
(a) A consistent high.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The unknown.
(d) A deep sleep.

5. What did Morrison believe the self-interview was?
(a) The truth hidden behind the eyes.
(b) The essence of creativity.
(c) The humility one never shows.
(d) The honesty blinded by delusions of grandeur.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first poem of the book, what is left to wander?

2. In "Power", what color were the cars that Morrison made go away?

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

4. What did Morrison say the "bleached sun" was needed for?

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

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