Beat Poetry

Question 1

You should pause in the fifth line at .

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”books”

Question 2

Lines 1-4 suggest that when not working, Kerouac is .

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reading

Question 3

The next three lines in the passage suggest that America is .

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imperfect and old but beautiful

Question 4

The unconventional run-on sentence creates a feeling of .

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movement

Question 5

What does Kerouac describe before the first dash?

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work shoes

Question 6

Kerouac’s use of “already” as a transition suggests that everything is .

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happening simultaneously

Question 7

What does Kerouac describe between the first and second dashes?

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the difference between work and going-out shoes

Question 8

Using the word “lastquick” in this passage creates .

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rhythm and speed

Question 9

What does Kerouac describe after the second dash?

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going-out shoes

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