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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 kind of prayer did the poem call for to hope for a "strong plane landing"? (Poem 2- "Village Tapes")
(a) Boisterous.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Consistent.
(d) American.

2. In the poem "Road Days", what did Morrison say that he feared?
(a) Dying of an overdose.
(b) Dying on stage.
(c) Dying on a plane.
(d) Dying alone.

3. What did Morrison say was a child's first moment of freedom?
(a) The first time a child crossed the street alone.
(b) When their mother quit breast-feeding.
(c) A first trip away from home.
(d) When they were able to speak.

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

5. What is the prisoner, in "Moment of Freedom", compared to in the poem?
(a) A child.
(b) A bird.
(c) A lion.
(d) A mole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "Wilderness" dedicated to?

2. How did Morrison describe the land on the schoolyard? (Poem 2- "Drywater")

3. In the poem "Silence of Night", what is described as being in the "starry night"?

4. Where did the people in the poem think they might be? (Poem 2- "Village Tapes")

5. In "Ode to LA", where did Morrison want the man found in the pool to do his dive at?

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