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

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

3. The boy often has what?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) Hysterical blindness.
(c) Temper tantrums.
(d) Seizures.

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

5. This emotion is inherent in what?
(a) The ether.
(b) The air.
(c) Human heart.
(d) The soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is out walking?

2. What is constructed in the poem?

3. The poem talks about returning to what?

4. What kind of transportation line is Greyhound?

5. Which of the following is not a place where the boy searches for solace?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the theme affect each person? Where does it appear?

2. How long will Ginsberg continue to work at Greyhound? What is his opinion of the wage and capitalism?

3. Where does Ginsberg work in this poem? What is his position? What are people waiting for?

4. What item catches Ginsberg's eye? Where is it?

5. What is the child's condition and outlook upon his surroundings?

6. What is the burden one must carry? How should one react to this burden?

7. What is the child thinking about? How does it relate to his family?

8. What is the main theme of this poem? What is the poet's opinion of the theme?

9. How should one behave in the giving and receiving of love? Where does this habit originate?

10. What is Ginsberg's comment about immigrants and their treatment in America?

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