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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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) Everyone.
(b) No one.
(c) Planets.
(d) Me.

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

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

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

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

13. What did Morrison question about the body in the pool?
(a) The pale green stuff it was made of.
(b) The smile frozen on the face.
(c) The bloated whiteness.
(d) The objectivity of which it was pulled from the pool.

14. Who raced down the beach? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")
(a) Thieves.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) Murderers.
(d) Naked couples.

15. What did Morrison say an interview was similar to?
(a) Being questioned by the principal in school.
(b) Answering questions on a witness stand.
(c) Answering questions posed by a mother.
(d) Being a monkey caged at the zoo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Morrison describe himself as in the poem beginning "Frozen moment by a lake"?

3. What did Morrison say that the interview was?

4. What did Morrison call the man who died in the pool in the stanza after the description of the body being found?

5. What did the moon drip because of it being "cool and swollen"? (From the poem that began with "Moonshine night")

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