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

2. From the poem that began "Why does my mind circle around you", what did Morrison say wondered what it was like to be "you"?
(a) Me.
(b) Planets.
(c) Everyone.
(d) No one.

3. What is the prisoner, in "Moment of Freedom", compared to in the poem?
(a) A child.
(b) A bird.
(c) A mole.
(d) A lion.

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

5. Who competed for the man's palms? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Lovers.
(b) Serpents.
(c) Angels.
(d) Demons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were "we" drawn down from? (From the poem that started "In that year")

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

3. How did Morrison describe the night in the poem that started "In that year"?

4. How did Morrison describe the pool that the man died in?

5. Who led Morrison to the lake in the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool"?

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