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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Morrison describe the "couplings out in the night", in the fourth poem from the section titled "Jamaica"?
(a) Doubting.
(b) Bewildered.
(c) Insane.
(d) Coherent.

2. According to the Prologue, what was the purpose of real poetry?
(a) "It reveals a silver lining for the burned."
(b) "It shows the darkness inside."
(c) "It shows reality in a colored light."
(d) "It just ticks off the possibilities."

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

4. In poem one, "Drywater" section, what did Morrison say went down drains?
(a) Hopes and dreams.
(b) Drills and water.
(c) Birds and their shadows.
(d) Memories and the future.

5. Who is "Wilderness" dedicated to?
(a) Victoria Smithe.
(b) Pamela Susan.
(c) Teddy Monroe.
(d) Barbara Morrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Power", what color were the cars that Morrison made go away?

2. Where did Morrison and his friends come from in "he enters stage"?

3. What was described as "mating deep in the Western night"? (Poem 1-"Drywater")

4. What passed at the end of the poem "Tape Noon"?

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

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