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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrison hope that "you" went out doing? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Yelling like the insane.
(b) Screaming like an owl.
(c) Smiling like a child.
(d) Roaring like a lion.

2. What did the ancient ones stand beside? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")
(a) A circle of directions.
(b) A crying moon.
(c) An ancient lake.
(d) A lightning-struck tree.

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

4. What did Morrison say that the man, who died in the pool, never saw?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) His true love.
(c) God.
(d) The Devil.

5. How did Morrison describe the satyr in "Ode to LA"?
(a) Livid.
(b) Dark.
(c) Porky.
(d) Salty.

6. What did Morrison ask the "bird of prey"? (From the poem that began the same way)
(a) "What should I do?"
(b) "When will I stop running?"
(c) "Am I going to die?"
(d) "When will I come down to earth?"

7. What did Morrison say was all around him in the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool"?
(a) Music and voices.
(b) Bodies and animals.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Trash and "trash".

8. How did Morrison say that he hoped his friend, who died in the pool, "went out"?
(a) Dreaming.
(b) Smiling.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Crying.

9. Who did Morrison call back in "Ode to LA"?
(a) Static savior.
(b) Missing son.
(c) Brave warrior.
(d) Crying child.

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

11. Who did Morrison state were his heroes?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Artists and writers.
(c) Singers and songwriters.
(d) Publishers.

12. What did the person being questioned in "What are you doing here?" want from Morison?
(a) Love.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Money.

13. In the poem "Ode to LA", who was Morrison chosen to play?
(a) A warden.
(b) King of LA.
(c) Son of God.
(d) Prince of Denmark.

14. In the first sentence of the section "Far Arden", what did Morrison say they had an intense visitation of?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Hope.
(c) Religion.
(d) Energy.

15. Why did Morrison say that poetry appealed to him?
(a) Becasue it was eternal.
(b) Because it was similar to music.
(c) Because it meant he was an artist.
(d) Because it spoke in a way lyrics could not.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrison question about the body in the pool?

2. Who did Morrison state was scattered on the highway bleeding? (From the poem that began "Bird of prey")

3. In "he enters stage", who was Morrison looking for?

4. Who is Morrison's "Ode to LA" dedicated to?

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

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