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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the woman beg to marry her? (Poem 3- "Drywater")
(a) The King of Beasts.
(b) The writer of poetry.
(c) The spider-king.
(d) The master of sound.

2. What was the brain filled with? (Poem 1- "Drywater)
(a) Memories.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Birds.
(d) Clocks.

3. Where did "we" rock"? (From the poem that started "In that year")
(a) On the stage.
(b) In a web.
(c) In a cavernous void.
(d) On a coaster.

4. How did Morrison describe himself in the woods? (From the poem that began with "Moonshine night")
(a) Mad.
(b) Insane.
(c) Dehydrated.
(d) Glorious.

5. What was behind the nursery door? (Poem 5-"Jamaica")
(a) An old elm tree.
(b) A dog house.
(c) A reef.
(d) An empty swing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In poem 4,"Jamaica", what did the principal hold?

2. How did Morrison describe the pictures of the boxing match? (Poem 2-"Jamaica")

3. According to "Ode to LA" , who claimed "this benevolent soul"?

4. What did Morrison compare opening a mind to (in regard to a "moment of inner freedom")?

5. What did the monarch, in "I am a guide to the Labyrinth", sink into?

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