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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symbolic item is mentioned?
(a) Bhodi tree.
(b) Crown of thorns.
(c) Red Sea.
(d) Arc of the Covenant.

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

3. In which season was the poem written?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

4. In the poem, the poet sees himself in what room?
(a) Bathroom.
(b) Living room.
(c) Airport waiting room.
(d) Kitchen.

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

6. The poem talks about returning to what?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Hell.
(c) Body.
(d) The earth.

7. Where do the people live?
(a) Bayonne.
(b) Trenton.
(c) Tarrytown.
(d) Paterson.

8. In what city is the poem set?
(a) Guadalajara.
(b) Paris.
(c) San Jose.
(d) New York.

9. Ginsberg has not touched what in months?
(a) Person.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Telephone.
(d) Book.

10. What is constructed in the poem?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Industry.
(c) Soul.
(d) Miracle.

11. What job does Ginsberg perform?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Supervisor.
(c) Security Guard.
(d) Baggage Clerk.

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

13. Where is the child's father?
(a) Jail.
(b) Dead.
(c) Flophouse.
(d) Working.

14. What color is used to describe fate?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

15. Which is not a main theme of the poem?
(a) Walking.
(b) Yearning.
(c) Love.
(d) Reconciliation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "mad" refers to ____________.

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

3. What is one of the main complaints about the job?

4. The boy often has what?

5. The song is inspired by whom?

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