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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many institutions believe that ___ was/were the answer.
(a) War.
(b) Money.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Drugs.

2. The song is inspired by whom?
(a) Father.
(b) God.
(c) Mother.
(d) Child.

3. What is the theme of the poem?
(a) Joy.
(b) Yearning.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Curiosity.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which season was the poem written?

2. Ginsberg hopes for the return of which of the following?

3. Which mode of transportation is nearby?

4. Non-conformists often conformed and opened what kinds of stores?

5. The author practices which of the following?

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