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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Drywater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the metaphor that Morrison used for the "night"? (Poem 1-"Drywater")
(a) Shovel.
(b) Steel machine.
(c) Netting.
(d) Blanket of heat.

2. What did Morrison say that he had to leave? (Poem 1-"Jamaica")
(a) The world.
(b) The earth.
(c) The galaxy.
(d) The island.

3. In "Ode to LA", where did Morrison want the man found in the pool to do his dive at?
(a) On another channel.
(b) At another time.
(c) At an oceanfront.
(d) In another pool.

4. Who resided in "meat heaven"? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Cannibals and Jews.
(b) The devil.
(c) Everyone.
(d) You and me.

5. Where were "we" drawn down from? (From the poem that started "In that year")
(a) A consistent high.
(b) Heaven.
(c) A deep sleep.
(d) The unknown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Morrison say was drinking from the swimming pool? (Poem 4-"Jamaica")

3. What was the name of the whore-house in the last poem of the section titled "Jamaica"?

4. What was Morrison's name?

5. At the end of the second poem in the "Drywater" section, who was described as "winning"?

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