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

2. How did Morrison describe the man who died in the pool-in regard to him being a muse?
(a) A bloated risen muse.
(b) A waxy sullen muse.
(c) A damask musky muse.
(d) A silken shod muse.

3. Where did Morrison and his friends come from in "he enters stage"?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Hell.
(d) Far Arden.

4. Who competed for the man's palms? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Lovers.
(b) Serpents.
(c) Angels.
(d) Demons.

5. Who raced down the beach? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")
(a) Murderers.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) Naked couples.
(d) Thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ode to LA", where did Morrison want the man found in the pool to do his dive at?

2. Who did Morrison say to poke holes in? ("Ode to LA")

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

4. Where did the satyr in "Ode to LA" leap to?

5. What did Morrison say that the interview was?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the poem "Ode to LA", what did Morrison state was going to happen to Jones' body?

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

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

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

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

6. In the poem that began "Why does my mind circle around you", what did Morrison say was wrong with the dog?

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

8. What did Morrison state happened to the savages in the poem "Ode to LA"?

9. Who is Ophelia in the poem "Ode to LA"?

10. According to Morrison, what does "real poetry" do?

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