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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. Ginsberg compares people to which of the following?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Meteors.
(c) Sunflowers.
(d) Songs.

2. Where is it located?
(a) Porch.
(b) Living room.
(c) Railroad yard.
(d) Restaurant.

3. What does Ginsberg see in society?
(a) Defects.
(b) Charity.
(c) Selfishness.
(d) Integrity.

4. If people are not careful they will end up experiencing which one of the following?
(a) Empty lives.
(b) Hell.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Death.

5. Ginsberg wants people to find _______________.
(a) Consciousness.
(b) Kindness.
(c) God.
(d) A bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the main themes in the poem is __________.

2. In what condition is the item?

3. What has impaired Ginsberg's mental condition?

4. On which item do the friends sit?

5. In the poem, the room in which Ginsberg lies is:

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