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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the savages fall out from in the poem "Ode to LA"?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The sky.
(c) The falls.
(d) The clouds.

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

3. What city did Morrison ask the location of in "Ode to LA"?
(a) Marrakesh.
(b) Ealdwic.
(c) Lion's Gate.
(d) Mea She'arim.

4. What did Morrison believe the self-interview was?
(a) The essence of creativity.
(b) The honesty blinded by delusions of grandeur.
(c) The truth hidden behind the eyes.
(d) The humility one never shows.

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

6. What did Morrison say that the horned-toads were mavericks of?
(a) A yellow spot.
(b) A crusader for Darwin.
(c) A leap into the beyond.
(d) A feast for flies.

7. What poem did Morrison write in high school?
(a) "Running with Steel".
(b) "Horse Latitudes".
(c) "A Sense of My Own".
(d) "Pride and Love".

8. How did Morrison describe the man who died in the pool-in regard to him being a muse?
(a) A damask musky muse.
(b) A waxy sullen muse.
(c) A silken shod muse.
(d) A bloated risen muse.

9. From the poem that began "Why does my mind circle around you", what did Morrison say wondered what it was like to be "you"?
(a) No one.
(b) Me.
(c) Everyone.
(d) Planets.

10. Who did Morrison call "poor"? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Ophelia.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Beatrice.

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

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

13. What did Morrison call the man who died in the pool in the stanza after the description of the body being found?
(a) Colorful clown.
(b) Lucky stiff.
(c) Morbid man.
(d) Water-logged liver.

14. Where was Morrison when he described the night as a "moonshine night"? (From the poem that began with "Moonshine night")
(a) Mt. Village.
(b) Mt. Addiction.
(c) Mt. Harmony.
(d) Mt. Music.

15. What did the monarch, in "I am a guide to the Labyrinth", sink into?
(a) Death.
(b) Water.
(c) The abyss.
(d) Waste.

Short Answer Questions

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

4. How did Morrison describe the laughter he had on the beach? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")

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

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