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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 "Power", what color were the cars that Morrison made go away?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

2. What, according to Morrison, would it take for songs and poetry to survive?
(a) Human beings.
(b) Love.
(c) Sound.
(d) Memories.

3. What will the smell of burning leaves become for children in the future? ("A man rakes leaves into a pile")
(a) Fear.
(b) Nostalgia.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Longing.

4. How did Morrison describe the pool that the man died in?
(a) Hot buttered.
(b) Sulfor infested.
(c) Green vanity.
(d) Blue abyss.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who raced down the beach? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")

2. According to the Prologue, what was the purpose of real poetry?

3. Who is Morrison's "Ode to LA" dedicated to?

4. Where did Morrison and his friends come from in "he enters stage"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What were the musical references that Morrison made in "Ode to LA"?

7. In the poem that began "An angel runs", what happened when the angel ran?

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

9. Why did Morrison claim that an interview was a "crucial mental exercise"?

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

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