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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. The poet writes of staggering into what kind of sunsets in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) East River.
(b) West coast.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Snowy.

2. In "I Am Waiting" the poet writes he is waiting to write the great ____ poem.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Indelible.
(c) Honest.
(d) Rhythmic.

3. How is "sister in the street" wearing her brassiere in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Backwards.
(b) On the outside of her clothes.
(c) Around her neck.
(d) Upside down.

4. In "Meet Miss Subways," what is the year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1957.

5. In what way does the poet repeatedly change a line from the song "America" in ""Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Oh say can you sleep.
(b) My country tears of thee.
(c) My country lies of thee.
(d) The stars shining black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the poet ask to go in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

2. The poet writes in "Junkman's Obbligato," "Let's go / smelling of _____."

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

4. Where do the "dogs do it" in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

5. In "Junkman's Obbligato," the poet writes, "Empty out your pockets and _____."

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the pop culture and literary references the author makes in "Autobiography."

2. What events take place in "Christ Climbed Down"?

3. What is the overall theme of the poem "Junkman's Obbligato"? What allusions point to this?

4. What does the poet suggest to the reader in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

5. What is the poem "Autobiography" about?

6. In "Autobiography," to what animal does the poet compare himself? What has he seen?

7. Describe the dog in the poem, "Dog."

8. What is admirable to the poet about the dog in "Dog"?

9. Describe the train in "Meet Miss Subways." How is this tied to its theme?

10. How is the place in the ending of "The Long Street" described?

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