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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. What is the name of the person who pushes the cart?
(a) Leroy.
(b) Spade.
(c) Melody.
(d) Anderson.

2. Ginsberg thinks about which famous poet?
(a) Tennyson.
(b) Blake.
(c) Emerson.
(d) Whitman.

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

4. How does Ginsberg feel about the use of a particular weapon by government?
(a) Doesn't care.
(b) Wants one.
(c) Hates it.
(d) Supports it.

5. Who does Ginsberg imagine seeing in the supermarket?
(a) Kerouac.
(b) Lorca.
(c) Nerudi.
(d) Burroughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many institutions believe that ___ was/were the answer.

2. Ginsberg talks about his job in relation to which of the following?

3. What are the people waiting for?

4. Which of the following is not required to persevere?

5. What item does Ginsberg touch in the dream?

(see the answer key)

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