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

2. What competed with "Silence"? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Everything.
(b) Mankind.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Woman.

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

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

5. Who found the body in the pool?
(a) The gardener.
(b) The maid.
(c) The band's manager.
(d) Morrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrison state he was consumed by? (From the poem that started "In that year")

2. Who was lost in the frozen woods? ( "Why does my mind circle around you")

3. Where did Morrison think some learned about Satan from?

4. What did the man, who died in the pool, float on? ("Ode to LA")

5. In the poem that started "In that year", what did Morrison claim to be stroked with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Morrison describe the girl in "Orange County Suite"?

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

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

4. Why did Morrison call an interview an "existential moment"?

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

6. How did Morrison state Jones' body looked when the gardener found it?

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

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

9. What did Morrison, in the poem "Ode to LA", say existed in "meat heaven"?

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

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