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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earlier poems: An Asphodel.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which part of society can be considered to be holy?
(a) Communists.
(b) Rebellious people.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Addicts.

3. Atop which item does the thing rest?
(a) Pile of sawdust.
(b) Book.
(c) Window sill.
(d) Etch-a-Sketch.

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

5. What does Ginsberg compare to an asphodel?
(a) Desire.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Love.
(d) Pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ginsberg dream about?

2. Which of the following is not represented in HOWL?

3. The friend refers to the item as a ____________.

4. What does the item represent?

5. The US is often compared to what?

(see the answer key)

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