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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not required to persevere?
(a) Fortitude.
(b) Courage.
(c) Faith.
(d) Wit.

2. Some writers ended up where?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) California.
(c) In the Bowery.
(d) Madison Avenue.

3. The author lacks in which area?
(a) Talent.
(b) Finance.
(c) Music.
(d) Patience.

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

5. Which adjective is the best to describe HOWL?
(a) Controversial.
(b) Arresting.
(c) Pointless.
(d) Unsettling.

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

7. Which movement is pervading America according to Solomon?
(a) Fascism.
(b) Sexual repression.
(c) Martial law.
(d) Communism.

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

9. Ginsberg spent a lot of time in which one of the following cities?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Miami.

10. Ginsberg embraces which of the following?
(a) Summer.
(b) Joy.
(c) Puzzles.
(d) Simplicity.

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

12. The author is not _____________.
(a) Gay.
(b) Well known.
(c) Rich.
(d) Confused.

13. Williams talks about Ginsberg's experiences after the end of what major event?
(a) WW I.
(b) Moon landing.
(c) WW II.
(d) Vietnam War.

14. Ginsberg believed that many people worshiped which of the following?
(a) God.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Money.

15. Next to which product is the character seen?
(a) Scrapple.
(b) Watermelon.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the friend's first name?

2. What religion is practiced by Ginsberg?

3. Which segment of the population is referred to by Ginsberg?

4. What is the theme of the poem?

5. Ginsberg stated that the meeting with Solomon was ____________.

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