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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earlier poems: In Back of the Real.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People often attempted to deaden their ______________.
(a) Sexual urges.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Anguish.
(d) True nature.

2. In which state did Ginsberg live?
(a) Michigan.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Illinois.

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

4. Which adjective best describes Ginsberg?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Rude.
(c) Distraught.
(d) Perplexed.

5. What does Ginsberg compare to an asphodel?
(a) Love.
(b) Pain.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginsberg has not touched what in months?

2. Where is the child's father?

3. What body of water is nearby?

4. What is the final wish?

5. Who is Charon?

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