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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the main complaints about the job?
(a) Room is too cold.
(b) Low wages.
(c) Mean people.
(d) Long hours.

2. What word is used to describe the racks?
(a) Empty.
(b) Shiny.
(c) Rickety.
(d) Old.

3. What does Ginsberg dream about?
(a) Flying.
(b) Satiating desires.
(c) Sailing the high seas.
(d) Becoming rich.

4. What is an asphodel?
(a) Star.
(b) Jewish relic.
(c) Sea creature.
(d) Flower.

5. What emotion do we carry through life?
(a) Hate.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Anger.
(d) Love.

6. What has impaired Ginsberg's mental condition?
(a) Concussion.
(b) Remorse.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Drugs.

7. What spiritual leader is mentioned in the poem?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Moses.

8. What is the final wish?
(a) Spirit.
(b) Peace.
(c) Death.
(d) Love.

9. What year was the poem written?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1949.

10. In what year was the poem written?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1951.

11. What body of water is nearby?
(a) Puddle.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Stream.
(d) River.

12. According to Ginsberg, people's bags are filled with what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Promise.
(d) Tragedy.

13. What emotion is connected to the soul?
(a) Relief.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Joy.

14. What kind of transportation line is Greyhound?
(a) Airport.
(b) Train.
(c) Car service.
(d) Bus.

15. Which of the following is not a place where the boy searches for solace?
(a) Mythology.
(b) Sex.
(c) Religion.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part is mentioned?

2. Where is the child's father?

3. What natural item is spotted by the poet?

4. What does Ginsberg compare to an asphodel?

5. In which season was the poem written?

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