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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. The US is often compared to what?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Communist.
(c) Infallible.
(d) Locomotive.

2. What is the theme of the poem?
(a) Joy.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Yearning.
(d) Frustration.

3. According to Ginsberg, one can attain happiness though which of the following?
(a) Social position.
(b) Money.
(c) Designer clothes.
(d) Choice.

4. Williams refers to Howl as a ______________.
(a) "Howl of defeat."
(b) "Cry to humanity."
(c) "Call of the wild."
(d) "Silly indulgence."

5. Who is Charon?
(a) God.
(b) Ferryman.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Ginsberg's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many institutions believe that ___ was/were the answer.

2. What was the new job for the creative?

3. Ginsberg wants people to find _______________.

4. On which item do the friends sit?

5. Ginsberg believed in the spirit of _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the things the people of Ginsberg's generation did to try and ease the pain of youth?

2. Why did Ginsberg experience a great deal of confusion and distress during his adolescence?

3. What can the reader expect when reading HOWL?

4. What is Ginsberg's take on people who may not be righteous?

5. How does the poet speak about the people of his generation?

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

7. What is the overall theme mentioned in the footnote? What is the poet's meaning?

8. What does Ginsberg say about the quality of the soul? Where does it fit into the theme?

9. What kinds of things are represented by the flower? What is Ginsberg able to see that is no longer present?

10. Who is William Carlos Williams?

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