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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Poems from Pictures of the Gone World (1955).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poet writes in "I Am Waiting" that he is waiting for a religious revival to sweep through the state of what?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Alaska.

2. In "Poem 7" of "Pictures of the Gone World," what did the Firemen turn on?
(a) Lights.
(b) Sprinklers.
(c) Hoses.
(d) Sirens.

3. In Poem 20, what did the leaves cry?
(a) Sleep son!
(b) Fall beneath me!
(c) Too soon!
(d) Leave!

4. Who does the dog not hate but has no use for in "Dog"?
(a) Policemen.
(b) Children.
(c) Vagrants.
(d) Drunks.

5. How old was the sculptor when he died in "Poem 3" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?
(a) 38.
(b) 25.
(c) 28.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 5, in what year does the poet write the Dead Sea Scrolls are found?

2. In "I Am Waiting" the poet writes he is waiting to write the great ____ poem.

3. Where did they close off the street one hot day in "Poem 7" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?

4. What is the name of the billiard parlor in "Autobiography"?

5. In "I Am Waiting," Ferlinghetti writes that he is waiting for what to be stored?

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