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Beat Poetry — Quiz

Question 7 • English Language Arts 11

Read this excerpt from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California." Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes! What idea is expressed in this excerpt?

Answer
A
The narrator is frustrated by the crowds of people in the aisles.
B
The narrator notices gender roles when grocery shopping.
C
The narrator is amazed by the market’s quantity of food and people.
D
The narrator discovers parental neglect at the market.

Explanation

The exclamation places wives and babies among the piles of produce, blending the people in the store with the abundance of food. This expresses the narrator’s amazement at the market’s many people and groceries. The line doesn’t suggest frustration or neglect.

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