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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People may also become obsessed with ____________.
(a) Cars.
(b) Money.
(c) Machines.
(d) Politics.

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

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

4. Who is with Ginsberg in the poem?
(a) No one.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Kerouac.

5. What body part is mentioned?
(a) Hand.
(b) Head.
(c) Leg.
(d) Foot.

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

7. What is the weapon?
(a) Nuclear bomb.
(b) Pellet gun.
(c) Atomic bomb.
(d) Chemical warfare.

8. What was a hobby of the father's?
(a) Boats.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Hot rods.
(d) Trains.

9. Where did Ginsberg's family come from?
(a) Russia.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Israel.

10. What kind of transportation line is Greyhound?
(a) Car service.
(b) Bus.
(c) Airport.
(d) Train.

11. How does Ginsberg feel about the use of a particular weapon by government?
(a) Supports it.
(b) Wants one.
(c) Doesn't care.
(d) Hates it.

12. What is the name of the place mentioned?
(a) Avon.
(b) Albany.
(c) Anchorage.
(d) Arden.

13. To what does Ginsberg compare the natural item?
(a) Love.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Greed.
(d) Industry.

14. How are people's lives described?
(a) Absurd.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Vacant.
(d) Overwhelming.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What body of water is nearby?

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

3. This emotion is always present where?

4. What does Ginsberg dream about?

5. What are the people waiting for?

(see the answer keys)

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