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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the savages fall out from in the poem "Ode to LA"?
(a) The falls.
(b) The clouds.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The sky.

2. What grade, in school, did Morrison write his first poem?
(a) 5th or 6th.
(b) 3rd or 4th.
(c) 7th or 8th.
(d) 1st or 2nd.

3. What did Morrison call blessed, in the first poem in the section "Jamaica"?
(a) The children.
(b) The night.
(c) The life.
(d) The hope.

4. At the end of the second poem in the "Drywater" section, who was described as "winning"?
(a) The bad guys.
(b) The good guys.
(c) The teachers.
(d) The children.

5. 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) No one.
(b) Me.
(c) Everyone.
(d) Planets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrison ask the "bird of prey"? (From the poem that began the same way)

2. What did Morrison compare savages to in "Ode to LA"?

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

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

5. Where did Morrison say, in the first poem of the "Drywater" section, say that men assembled at to create armies and find foes to fight?

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