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

2. Where did Morrison think some learned about Satan from?
(a) From their father.
(b) From the first time they had sex.
(c) From a box.
(d) From their priest.

3. According to "Ode to LA" , who claimed "this benevolent soul"?
(a) The Demon of Hate.
(b) The oppressed.
(c) The angel man.
(d) The smiling God.

4. What did Morrison say was a child's first moment of freedom?
(a) The first time a child crossed the street alone.
(b) When they were able to speak.
(c) When their mother quit breast-feeding.
(d) A first trip away from home.

5. What poem did Morrison write in high school?
(a) "Running with Steel".
(b) "Pride and Love".
(c) "A Sense of My Own".
(d) "Horse Latitudes".

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Morrison describe the pool that the man died in?

2. Who did Morrison call "poor"? ("Ode to LA")

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

4. Who resided in "meat heaven"? ("Ode to LA")

5. What did Morrison say an interview was similar to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Morrison ask of the bird of prey? (In the poem that began "Bird of prey, Bird of prey")

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

3. How did Morrison use the imagery of the gardener in both "When radio dark night existed" (from "Far Arden") and "Ode to LA"?

4. In the poem that began "Moonshine night", what were the "young folk" doing?

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

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

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

8. What did Morrison state that the "ancient ones" wanted? (In the poem that began "A vast and radiant beach & a cool")

9. What did Morrison state happened to the angel man in the poem "Ode to LA"?

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

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