Howl, and Other Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Howl, and Other Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ginsberg believes that it is important to be which of the following?

2. What is the most important thing to Ginsberg?

3. Which part of a person is referred to in the footnote?

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

5. The character comes from which country?

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

3. How does Ginsberg compare the flower to the locomotive? What is the symbolism/metaphor?

4. What is the main theme of the poem? Why is the theme important?

5. Which things mentioned in the beginning of the poem bring serenity to the author?

6. What is Ginsberg's first encounter with Whitman?

7. What types of people are noticed by Ginsberg inside the supermarket?

8. Where does Ginsberg imagine he sees Whitman just before they go separate ways?

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

10. What common object is spotted by Kerouac? Where? What is Ginsberg's reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ginsberg speaks about workers on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Compare and contrast the life of a freelance artist with one who works a 9-to-5 job. Do the same with a freelance writer or poet. Is one job more creative than the other? What are the pros and cons of each? Do you think the 9-to-5ers have sold out by taking jobs in advertising? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Write a biography on famed poet William Carlos Williams. Include his youth, education, personal and professional lives. Also include Williams' professional and personal relationships with Allen Ginsberg as well as other Beat Generation poets Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, and Michael McClure. Also discuss how Williams affected the New York literary scene.

Essay Topic 3

Although there may have been difficult times post World War I and World War II, Ginsberg speaks a lot about gratitude. Why is gratitude so important? How is it possible to be grateful in the face of poverty or war? What is Ginsberg's opinion on material possessions? Explain what Ginsberg meant by having riches beyond material things. Write an opinion on simplicity versus materialism.

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