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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. What is the name of the place mentioned?
(a) Albany.
(b) Avon.
(c) Anchorage.
(d) Arden.

2. In which season was the poem written?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

3. The US is often compared to what?
(a) Infallible.
(b) Locomotive.
(c) Communist.
(d) Eagle.

4. Who is with Ginsberg in the poem?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Kerouac.
(c) No one.
(d) Whitman.

5. Ginsberg believes that life is filled with _____________.
(a) Despair.
(b) Regret.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ginsberg sees a need for which of the following?

3. Which part of society can be considered to be holy?

4. What has impaired Ginsberg's mental condition?

5. HOWL can be seen as a plea for ______________.

(see the answer key)

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