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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earlier poems: An Asphodel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which item do the friends sit?
(a) Crate.
(b) Ground.
(c) Sofa.
(d) Dock.

2. What year was the poem written?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1953.

3. What is an asphodel?
(a) Sea creature.
(b) Jewish relic.
(c) Flower.
(d) Star.

4. Atop which item does the thing rest?
(a) Window sill.
(b) Pile of sawdust.
(c) Book.
(d) Etch-a-Sketch.

5. Ginsberg believes that people should focus on ________________.
(a) How they treat each other.
(b) God.
(c) Charity.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not represented in HOWL?

2. Ginsberg believes that life is filled with _____________.

3. What is the surname of the friend mentioned in the poem?

4. In the poem, the room in which Ginsberg lies is:

5. Ginsberg laments the loss of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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