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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through As I Look Back, Afterward.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrison describe as having a "cold white neon bosom"? (Poem 4-"Jamaica")
(a) America.
(b) Music.
(c) Poetry.
(d) His lover.

2. What did Morrison describe the "Church of God" as existing as? (From question: "What is that church like?")
(a) Worship place for the strong.
(b) Masks of reality.
(c) White bandanas and white tambourines.
(d) House of hidden truths.

3. What did Morrison question about the body in the pool?
(a) The smile frozen on the face.
(b) The pale green stuff it was made of.
(c) The objectivity of which it was pulled from the pool.
(d) The bloated whiteness.

4. What did the man, who died in the pool, float on? ("Ode to LA")
(a) An iron candle.
(b) A shadow of surrender.
(c) A slip of foam.
(d) A plank of dreams.

5. What kind of dream was stated as being "mad stifled witness"? ("Ode to LA" )
(a) Dark.
(b) Summer.
(c) Witnessed.
(d) Chlorine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrison say was all around him in the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool"?

2. What did the person being questioned in "What are you doing here?" want from Morison?

3. In the title poem, what is the wilderness compared to?

4. Who did Morrison state were his heroes?

5. In the poem that began "As I look back", what kind of snap shots is Morrison struck by?

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