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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. Ginsberg talks about his job in relation to which of the following?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Ambivalence.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Suffering.

2. What is the final wish?
(a) Death.
(b) Peace.
(c) Love.
(d) Spirit.

3. What has sacrificed itself?
(a) Flower.
(b) Martyr.
(c) Poor man.
(d) Sparrow.

4. What was a hobby of the father's?
(a) Hot rods.
(b) Boats.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Trains.

5. The song is inspired by whom?
(a) Father.
(b) Child.
(c) God.
(d) Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginsberg sees the racks as being created to keep what together?

2. Which is not a main theme of the poem?

3. Where did Ginsberg's family come from?

4. Who uses the building most?

5. How many packages are left on the cart?

Short Essay Questions

1. What item catches Ginsberg's eye? Where is it?

2. What is the burden one must carry? How should one react to this burden?

3. In what room in his apartment does the poet talk about his needs? What is his condition?

4. Aside from housing personal baggage, what does Ginsberg believe is the purpose of the racks?

5. When was AN ASPHODEL written and what is the main theme of the poem?

6. What childhood memory of politics does Ginsberg recall? How do those memories affect the present?

7. What is the child thinking about? How does it relate to his family?

8. What is the child's condition and outlook upon his surroundings?

9. What is one of the main things that Ginsberg opposes during this time?

10. Where does Ginsberg work in this poem? What is his position? What are people waiting for?

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