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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which mode of transportation is nearby?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Car.
(c) Train.
(d) Bus.

2. Who does Ginsberg look to as a father figure and teacher?
(a) Kerouac.
(b) Mother.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Rabbi.

3. Who does Ginsberg imagine seeing in the supermarket?
(a) Burroughs.
(b) Kerouac.
(c) Lorca.
(d) Nerudi.

4. Which is the jumping off point for Ginsberg's thoughts?
(a) Moloch.
(b) Wild Orphan.
(c) Howl.
(d) Kaddish.

5. What does the friend point out to Ginsberg?
(a) Rat.
(b) Spider.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Sunflower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Charon?

2. Many people in Ginsberg's generation sought to avoid what?

3. What is the theme of the poem?

4. In what condition is the item?

5. Non-conformists often conformed and opened what kinds of stores?

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