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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Morrison describe the laughter he had on the beach? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")
(a) Intense and full of power.
(b) Quiet and confined.
(c) Loud and insane.
(d) Soft and mad.

2. What did Morrison question about the body in the pool?
(a) The pale green stuff it was made of.
(b) The bloated whiteness.
(c) The objectivity of which it was pulled from the pool.
(d) The smile frozen on the face.

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

4. How did Morrison describe himself in the woods? (From the poem that began with "Moonshine night")
(a) Dehydrated.
(b) Insane.
(c) Mad.
(d) Glorious.

5. In the poem that started "In that year", what did Morrison claim to be stroked with?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hate.
(d) Light.

6. What did Morrison compare opening a mind to (in regard to a "moment of inner freedom")?
(a) A gift box.
(b) A door.
(c) A trunk.
(d) The sky opening.

7. From the poem "The Fear", what did rabbits possess?
(a) Black tails.
(b) Yellow bellies.
(c) White wings.
(d) Red eyes.

8. Who led Morrison to the lake in the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool"?
(a) A lion.
(b) A bird.
(c) A King and Queen.
(d) A lepar.

9. Who did Morrison say to poke holes in? ("Ode to LA")
(a) The story.
(b) The death of the man.
(c) The pool liner.
(d) The goddess.

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

11. What did Morrison compare savages to in "Ode to LA"?
(a) Silent singers.
(b) Monsters of rhythm.
(c) Poetic versers.
(d) High messengers.

12. What was Morrison's name?
(a) James Douglas Morrison.
(b) Douglas Jimmy Morrison.
(c) Jimmy Lucas Morrison.
(d) Jim Allen Morrison.

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

14. How did Morrison say that he hoped his friend, who died in the pool, "went out"?
(a) Smiling.
(b) Dreaming.
(c) Crying.
(d) Laughing.

15. How did Morrison describe the night in the poem that started "In that year"?
(a) An infinite number of stars lighting the land.
(b) Moonlit.
(c) Radio dark.
(d) Void of stars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the person being questioned in "What are you doing here?" want from Morison?

3. What, according to Morrison, would it take for songs and poetry to survive?

4. What did Morrison throw away that he kept through high school and college?

5. What grade, in school, did Morrison write his first poem?

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