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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrison say that the man, who died in the pool, never saw?
(a) His true love.
(b) The Devil.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) God.

2. How did Morrison describe religion in the first poem from the section named "Drywater"?
(a) Velvet furred.
(b) Hope for the hopeless.
(c) A dying breed.
(d) Quick to falter.

3. What did Morrison say that he had to leave? (Poem 1-"Jamaica")
(a) The island.
(b) The galaxy.
(c) The earth.
(d) The world.

4. Who did Morrison say was drinking from the swimming pool? (Poem 4-"Jamaica")
(a) A dog.
(b) A cow.
(c) The principal.
(d) A cat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrison say was "hanging on the wing of the raven" in the first poem of the section titled "Drywater"?

2. How did Morrison say that he hoped his friend, who died in the pool, "went out"?

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

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

5. What did Morrison question about the body in the pool?

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