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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. The friend equates what to the item?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Birth.
(c) Glory.
(d) Holiness.

2. On which item do the friends sit?
(a) Ground.
(b) Sofa.
(c) Dock.
(d) Crate.

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

4. One of the main themes in the poem is __________.
(a) The Great Depression.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Progress.
(d) Faith.

5. What are the people waiting for?
(a) A storm to pass.
(b) Los Angeles Express.
(c) Delta Flight 603.
(d) Taxis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginsberg is suffering from which ailment?

2. The song is inspired by whom?

3. Who is Charon?

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

5. Ginsberg fantasizes about being a _____________.

(see the answer key)

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