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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has impaired Ginsberg's mental condition?
(a) Concussion.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Remorse.
(d) Drugs.

2. The poem talks about returning to what?
(a) The earth.
(b) Body.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Hell.

3. What is the friend's first name?
(a) William.
(b) Jack.
(c) Gregory.
(d) William.

4. What is the surname of the friend mentioned in the poem?
(a) Williams.
(b) Burroughs.
(c) Corso.
(d) Kerouac.

5. Who is Charon?
(a) God.
(b) Ginsberg's brother.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Ferryman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the person who pushes the cart?

2. What is the main theme of the poem?

3. Who is with Ginsberg in the poem?

4. In what condition is the item?

5. Ginsberg spent a lot of time in which one of the following cities?

(see the answer key)

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