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

2. Ginsberg believed that many people worshiped which of the following?
(a) Money.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Politicians.
(d) God.

3. Ginsberg visited Solomon in which city?
(a) Albany.
(b) Paterson.
(c) Rochester.
(d) Utica.

4. Which of the following is not represented in HOWL?
(a) Peace.
(b) Love.
(c) Atonement.
(d) Justice.

5. The author is not _____________.
(a) Confused.
(b) Rich.
(c) Gay.
(d) Well known.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Ginsberg live?

2. Next to which product is the character seen?

3. To Ginsberg, riches have little or nothing to do with which of the following?

4. According to Ginsberg, one can attain happiness though which of the following?

5. The public sometimes embraced _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting for Sunflower Sutra? What do the men dream about in regards to the scene?

2. What kinds of things, integral in Ginsberg's life, bring joy?

3. Ginsberg spends a great deal of time talking about what is holy. What are the poet's thoughts on the subject?

4. What was involved in regard to some of the social and political action taken by Ginsberg's peers?

5. What kind of experiences took place in HOWL? To what does Williams compare those experiences?

6. What kinds of things are represented by the flower? What is Ginsberg able to see that is no longer present?

7. What mystical reference is made by Ginsberg? Does Ginsberg want to keep it a secret?

8. Discuss Ginsberg's view of creative people who had to go to work in order to survive.

9. Who is William Carlos Williams?

10. How does the poet speak about the people of his generation?

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