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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ginsberg's idea of the country could be related best to which of the following?
(a) Death.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Prison.
(d) Utopia.

2. Who is with Ginsberg in the poem?
(a) No one.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Kerouac.
(d) Solomon.

3. Where did Ginsberg's family come from?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Israel.
(d) Russia.

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

5. In the poem, the room in which Ginsberg lies is:
(a) Silent.
(b) Dark.
(c) Loud.
(d) Bright.

6. Who is out walking?
(a) Girl and a boy.
(b) Two boys.
(c) Boy and his dog.
(d) Mother and child.

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

8. What relative is mentioned in the poem?
(a) Aunt Ethel.
(b) Brother Jacob.
(c) Cousin Carl.
(d) Uncle Max.

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

10. The song is inspired by whom?
(a) Mother.
(b) Child.
(c) God.
(d) Father.

11. Ginsberg sees the racks as being created to keep what together?
(a) Trunks.
(b) Coats.
(c) People.
(d) Dry cleaning.

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

13. What body part is mentioned?
(a) Hand.
(b) Foot.
(c) Head.
(d) Leg.

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

15. What group is mentioned in the poem?
(a) Jews.
(b) Trotskyites.
(c) Russians.
(d) Poets.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem, the poet sees himself in what room?

2. Ginsberg believes that America is which of the following?

3. According to Ginsberg, people's bags are filled with what?

4. This emotion is inherent in what?

5. A main theme of the poem is ______________.

(see the answer keys)

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