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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. Who did the speaker in the poem "Blessings" ask forgiveness from?
(a) Gods.
(b) Birds.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Dogs.

2. Who did the woman beg to marry her? (Poem 3- "Drywater")
(a) The writer of poetry.
(b) The spider-king.
(c) The King of Beasts.
(d) The master of sound.

3. Who led Morrison to the lake in the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool"?
(a) A King and Queen.
(b) A lion.
(c) A lepar.
(d) A bird.

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

5. After four years of living the life that he had, how did Morrison say his mind had been left like?
(a) A gummied trash bag.
(b) A pea-soup fog.
(c) A fuzzy hammer.
(d) The frog trying to escape the pool cover.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Prologue, what was the purpose of real poetry?

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

3. What did Morison say a child gave into? (Poem 1-"Jamaica")

4. What did Morrison compare opening a mind to (in regard to a "moment of inner freedom")?

5. What did Morrison say that he had to leave? (Poem 1-"Jamaica")

(see the answer key)

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