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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 was the name of the whore-house in the last poem of the section titled "Jamaica"?
(a) Dante's Inferno.
(b) Bevo's Temptation.
(c) Lord John & Lady Anne's.
(d) Miss Templin's.

2. In the fifth poem, from the section "Village Tapes", what was claimed to be real?
(a) "The Wisdom of pride".
(b) "The questions of children".
(c) "The Politics of ecstasy".
(d) "The Hope for the hopeless".

3. Who did Morrison say to poke holes in? ("Ode to LA")
(a) The goddess.
(b) The death of the man.
(c) The story.
(d) The pool liner.

4. What was ending at the schoolyard in the second poem in the "Drywater" section?
(a) The school day.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Play rehearsal.
(d) The school year.

5. From the poem "The Fear", what did rabbits possess?
(a) Black tails.
(b) Yellow bellies.
(c) Red eyes.
(d) White wings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was created when the phone rang at the end of the poem whose first line was "Argue w/breath")?

2. What did Morrison say was a child's first moment of freedom?

3. What did Morrison compare savages to in "Ode to LA"?

4. How did Morrison describe the streets in D.C.? (Poem 3- "As I look back")

5. In the first sentence of the section "Far Arden", what did Morrison say they had an intense visitation of?

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