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

2. 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.

3. What was left "shaken in the gloom"? (Poem 3-"Drywater)
(a) The children.
(b) The birds.
(c) The concert hall.
(d) Silver.

4. What was created when the phone rang at the end of the poem whose first line was "Argue w/breath")?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Hell.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Midnight.

5. What was behind the nursery door? (Poem 5-"Jamaica")
(a) A dog house.
(b) An old elm tree.
(c) An empty swing.
(d) A reef.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the prisoner, in "Moment of Freedom", compared to in the poem?

2. How did Morrison describe the man who died in the pool-in regard to him being a muse?

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

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

5. Who was lost in the frozen woods? ( "Why does my mind circle around you")

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