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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. Which is not a main theme of the poem?
(a) Love.
(b) Walking.
(c) Reconciliation.
(d) Yearning.
2. In the poem, the poet sees himself in what room?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Living room.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Airport waiting room.
3. What color is used to describe fate?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.
4. What group is mentioned in the poem?
(a) Russians.
(b) Poets.
(c) Trotskyites.
(d) Jews.
5. What is an asphodel?
(a) Jewish relic.
(b) Sea creature.
(c) Flower.
(d) Star.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Ginsberg feel about the use of a particular weapon by government?
2. To what does Ginsberg compare the natural item?
3. With what might one become obsessed?
4. What body part is mentioned?
5. What emotion is connected to the soul?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the main theme of this poem? What is the poet's opinion of the theme?
2. What item catches Ginsberg's eye? Where is it?
3. What is the child thinking about? How does it relate to his family?
4. What is the setting for this poem? When was it written?
5. What is the point of the poem? What is the poet's conclusion?
6. Aside from housing personal baggage, what does Ginsberg believe is the purpose of the racks?
7. What is Ginsberg's comment about immigrants and their treatment in America?
8. What is the burden one must carry? How should one react to this burden?
9. What is the poet's feeling about physical passion and the enjoyment of it?
10. What is one of the main themes in this poem? To what does Ginsberg compare the flower?
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