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Multiple Choice Questions

1. HOWL can be seen as a plea for ______________.
(a) Retribution.
(b) Solidarity.
(c) Brotherly love.
(d) Help.

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

3. Ginsberg hopes for the return of which of the following?
(a) Discretion.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Martial law.
(d) Free will.

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

5. What became Ginsberg's most famous poem?
(a) Wild Orphan.
(b) Mexicali Blues.
(c) For Carl.
(d) Howl.

Short Answer Questions

1. If people are not careful they will end up experiencing which one of the following?

2. Which is a theme in Ginsberg's column?

3. In which state did Ginsberg live?

4. Ginsberg visited Solomon in which city?

5. What was Ginsberg's first name?

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