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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earlier poems: An Asphodel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author practices which of the following?
(a) Walking on hot coals.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Patriotism.
(d) Guitar.

2. What does Ginsberg compare to an asphodel?
(a) Love.
(b) Pain.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Desire.

3. Ginsberg laments the loss of which of the following?
(a) Power.
(b) Justice.
(c) Rage.
(d) Father.

4. According to Ginsberg, everything is _________.
(a) Pointless.
(b) Creative.
(c) Simple.
(d) Holy.

5. In what condition is the item?
(a) Growing.
(b) Dead.
(c) Dying.
(d) Growling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Atop which item does the thing rest?

2. What is the surname of the friend mentioned in the poem?

3. Which mode of transportation is nearby?

4. In which season was the poem written?

5. On which item do the friends sit?

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