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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first poem of the book, what is left to wander?
(a) The body.
(b) The mind.
(c) The heart.
(d) The soul.

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

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

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

5. What city did Morrison ask the location of in "Ode to LA"?
(a) Lion's Gate.
(b) Mea She'arim.
(c) Ealdwic.
(d) Marrakesh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the principal think was in the building? (Poem 4-"Jamaica")

2. What did the moon drip because of it being "cool and swollen"? (From the poem that began with "Moonshine night")

3. Where did the satyr in "Ode to LA" leap to?

4. In the poem "Ode to LA", who was Morrison chosen to play?

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

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