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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through As I Look Back, Afterward.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the first poem in "Jamaica", who drove through the suburbs?
(a) The poor.
(b) The stuck.
(c) The chauffeured.
(d) The hopeless.

2. In the poem "Blessings", where did the ancient wisdom travel from to greet "us"?
(a) The East.
(b) The South.
(c) The West.
(d) The North.

3. What did the girl in black search for in her car? (Poem 5- "Drywater")
(a) Purse.
(b) Money.
(c) Keys.
(d) Lipstick.

4. How many drops of rain suffice when "one is not deluged by rain"? (Poem 4- "Drywater")
(a) A million.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 3.

5. From the poem that began "Why does my mind circle around you", what did Morrison say wondered what it was like to be "you"?
(a) Planets.
(b) No one.
(c) Me.
(d) Everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Morrison describe the night in the poem that started "In that year"?

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

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

4. In the poem "Making Records", what singer did Morrison name?

5. According to "Ode to LA" , who claimed "this benevolent soul"?

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