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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. In "Junkman's Obbligato," the poet writes, "Empty out your pockets and _____."
(a) Arouse.
(b) Fall asleep.
(c) Disappear.
(d) Awaken.

2. Who were beguiled by the paintings in "Poem 5" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?
(a) Spanish Impressionists.
(b) French Surrealists.
(c) American Impressionists.
(d) French Impressionists.

3. In "The Long Street," it is the street of what?
(a) The world.
(b) The universe.
(c) The women.
(d) The city.

4. Who lay and loved in the "blowing yellow broom" in "Poem 5" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?
(a) Children.
(b) Picnickers.
(c) Acrobats.
(d) Revellers.

5. With whom did the author create an LP of the poems in Chapter 2?
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Kenneth Rexroth.
(d) Moody Sanders.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Poem 6" of "Pictures of the Gone World," the poet writes, "_____ is not the secret of a few."

2. In "Autobiography," where was the poet when Rome was built?

3. In "I Am Waiting," the poet writes he is waiting for the rebirth of what?

4. How old was the sculptor when he died in "Poem 3" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?

5. In "Autobiography," what are the French addicts of?

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