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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the men, described by Morrison, wear in the poem? (Poem 1- "Jamaica")
(a) Nothing.
(b) Robes of gold.
(c) Tunics or short skirts.
(d) Holy jeans.

2. From the first poem in the section named "Jamaica", the hour of "what" ended?
(a) The wolf.
(b) The lion.
(c) The flower.
(d) The dog.

3. What was described as "mating deep in the Western night"? (Poem 1-"Drywater")
(a) Sand and moon.
(b) Lions and dogs.
(c) Men and women.
(d) Masters and slaves.

4. Where did Morrison say, in the first poem of the "Drywater" section, say that men assembled at to create armies and find foes to fight?
(a) The pier at the beach.
(b) The men's room.
(c) The pool hall.
(d) Around the fire.

5. Who did the woman beg to marry her? (Poem 3- "Drywater")
(a) The writer of poetry.
(b) The master of sound.
(c) The spider-king.
(d) The King of Beasts.

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

7. Who did the speaker in the poem "Blessings" ask forgiveness from?
(a) Birds.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Gods.

8. What did the principal think was in the building? (Poem 4-"Jamaica")
(a) A dead person.
(b) A dead dog.
(c) A dead cow.
(d) A dead cat.

9. What did Morrison describe the "Church of God" as existing as? (From question: "What is that church like?")
(a) House of hidden truths.
(b) Masks of reality.
(c) White bandanas and white tambourines.
(d) Worship place for the strong.

10. What did Morrison compare the beak of the vulture to? (Poem 4-"Jamaica")
(a) Honey.
(b) Death.
(c) Life.
(d) Meat.

11. What kind of tires did the people in the poem (Poem 2-"Village Tapes") ride on out of the airport?
(a) Opium.
(b) Waxy.
(c) Ginger.
(d) Studded.

12. How did Morrison describe religion in the first poem from the section named "Drywater"?
(a) Hope for the hopeless.
(b) A dying breed.
(c) Velvet furred.
(d) Quick to falter.

13. What "stunned the earth" in the second poem of the "Drywater" section?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Frenzied birds.
(c) Voices singing.
(d) Record noise.

14. Who did Morrison say was drinking from the swimming pool? (Poem 4-"Jamaica")
(a) A cat.
(b) The principal.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cow.

15. In the poem that began "Cobra sun/Fever smile", at the end, who came?
(a) God.
(b) Death.
(c) Asia.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrison describe as having a "cold white neon bosom"? (Poem 4-"Jamaica")

2. How did Morrison describe the land on the schoolyard? (Poem 2- "Drywater")

3. In the three-line poem, poem eighteen "Village Tapes", what did the people describe a race toward?

4. What was behind the nursery door? (Poem 5-"Jamaica")

5. What did "we" do to send "our" gift into the vast promise? (Poem 2- "Village Tapes")

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