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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The character comes from which country?
(a) US
(b) UK.
(c) Spain.
(d) Guatemala.

3. Ginsberg sees a need for which of the following?
(a) Education.
(b) Self-control.
(c) Sanity.
(d) Reflection.

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

5. The poet asks questions of whom?
(a) Mother.
(b) Stock boys.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Cop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man's first name?

2. In what city did Ginsberg live?

3. Which part of society can be considered to be holy?

4. Which of the following was very important to Ginsberg?

5. The author warns against the dangers of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of things, integral in Ginsberg's life, bring joy?

2. What is Ginsberg's dream about being with Whitman in the store?

3. What is Ginsberg's opinion of Whitman? How does the younger poet view the older, more famous poet?

4. Discuss Ginsberg's view of creative people who had to go to work in order to survive.

5. What was Ginsberg's relationship to Carl Solomon?

6. What is the main theme of the poem? Why is the theme important?

7. What was involved in regard to some of the social and political action taken by Ginsberg's peers?

8. How does Ginsberg's lack of money affect his attitude in this poem?

9. Ginsberg spends a great deal of time talking about what is holy. What are the poet's thoughts on the subject?

10. What types of people are noticed by Ginsberg inside the supermarket?

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