Howl, and Other Poems Test | Final Test - Easy

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Howl, and Other Poems Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ginsberg sees the racks as being created to keep what together?
(a) Trunks.
(b) Dry cleaning.
(c) People.
(d) Coats.

2. People are described as being ____________.
(a) Bedraggled.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Disheveled.
(d) Poor.

3. In which season was the poem written?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

4. This emotion is always present where?
(a) Everywhere.
(b) In the back of one's mind.
(c) In the heart of a child.
(d) In dreams.

5. What are the people waiting for?
(a) A storm to pass.
(b) Delta Flight 603.
(c) Taxis.
(d) Los Angeles Express.

6. In the poem "mad" refers to ____________.
(a) Insanity.
(b) Anger.
(c) Release.
(d) Lust.

7. What type of building is mentioned?
(a) Skyscraper.
(b) Marina.
(c) Shack.
(d) Toll booth.

8. Who uses the building most?
(a) Switchman.
(b) Highway workers.
(c) Factory workers.
(d) Sailors.

9. What is the name of the place mentioned?
(a) Albany.
(b) Anchorage.
(c) Arden.
(d) Avon.

10. What is the main theme of the poem?
(a) Pace of life.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Transience.
(d) Loss.

11. Ginsberg's idea of the country could be related best to which of the following?
(a) Utopia.
(b) Prison.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Death.

12. What spiritual leader is mentioned in the poem?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Moses.
(d) Buddha.

13. How are people's lives described?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Vacant.
(c) Absurd.
(d) Overwhelming.

14. What emotion do we carry through life?
(a) Anger.
(b) Hate.
(c) Love.
(d) Guilt.

15. The boy often has what?
(a) Hysterical blindness.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Seizures.
(d) Temper tantrums.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginsberg has not touched what in months?

2. What job does Ginsberg perform?

3. At the end of the poem Ginsberg laments ___________.

4. This emotion is inherent in what?

5. What color is the natural item?

(see the answer keys)

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