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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ginsberg stated that the meeting with Solomon was ____________.
(a) Monumental.
(b) Indescribable.
(c) Fruitless.
(d) Enjoyable.

3. Williams refers to Howl as a ______________.
(a) "Cry to humanity."
(b) "Howl of defeat."
(c) "Call of the wild."
(d) "Silly indulgence."

4. What profession does this person practice?
(a) Dramatist.
(b) Farmworker.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Soldier.

5. What religion is practiced by Ginsberg?
(a) Taoism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Catholocism.
(d) Judaism.

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

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

8. Ginsberg makes it a point to embrace which of the following?
(a) Cello.
(b) Education.
(c) Nature.
(d) Sheet music.

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

10. Who is William Carlos Williams?
(a) Critic.
(b) Senator.
(c) Poet.
(d) Biographer.

11. Williams says that Ginsberg often found his life experiences to be ____________.
(a) Disturbing.
(b) Exhilarating.
(c) Boring.
(d) Frustrating.

12. What does the friend point out to Ginsberg?
(a) Butterfly.
(b) Spider.
(c) Sunflower.
(d) Rat.

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

14. Which of the following is not one of the things that keeps America occupied?
(a) Money.
(b) Bombs.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Oil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the theme of the poem?

2. Ginsberg sees what in humankind?

3. People often attempted to deaden their ______________.

4. Who is Charon?

5. Who does Ginsberg look to as a father figure and teacher?

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