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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrison state he was consumed by? (From the poem that started "In that year")
(a) Hope.
(b) Aggression.
(c) Pride.
(d) Static.

2. Who is Morrison's "Ode to LA" dedicated to?
(a) Ray Manzarek.
(b) Brian Jones.
(c) John Densmore.
(d) Robby Krieger.

3. What did the man, who died in the pool, float on? ("Ode to LA")
(a) A slip of foam.
(b) A shadow of surrender.
(c) An iron candle.
(d) A plank of dreams.

4. What did the moon drip because of it being "cool and swollen"? (From the poem that began with "Moonshine night")
(a) Tears.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Liquor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From the poem that began "Why does my mind circle around you", what did Morrison say wondered what it was like to be "you"?

3. What did the ancient ones stand beside? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")

4. Who is "Wilderness" dedicated to?

5. What did Morrison claim to be able to do in "What are you doing here?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Morrison state that poetry meant so much to him?

2. What did Morrison state was the aim of his poetry?

3. What were the different ways that Morrison referred to Jones in "Ode to LA"?

4. In the poem that began "An angel runs", what happened when the angel ran?

5. In the poem that began "Why does my mind circle around you", what did Morrison say was wrong with the dog?

6. What was happening on the beach in the poem that began "A vast and radiant beach& a cool"?

7. What happened at the beginning of the poem "Ode to LA"?

8. Why did Morrison claim that an interview was a "crucial mental exercise"?

9. In the poem "Power", what did Morrison claim that he could do? (Name three things).

10. What were the musical references that Morrison made in "Ode to LA"?

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