Allen Ginsberg's High School Years

The transcript discusses a yearbook from Eastside High School's class of 1943, featuring Allen Ginsberg. It highlights Ginsberg's high school persona, his political tendencies, and a personal message he wrote in a classmate's yearbook. The narrative includes a reunion with Ginsberg and his impact on the Beat generation. The yearbook's value is appraised, emphasizing its significance due to Ginsberg's early poem.

What year did the Eastside High School yearbook, featuring Allen Ginsberg, belong to?

• 1943

• 1973

• 1953

• 1963

What was Allen Ginsberg's political tendency during high school?

• Independent

• Libertarian

• Democratic

• Republican

What nickname was Allen Ginsberg given in high school?

• The Rebel

• The Professor

• The Artist

• The Politician

What was the humorous message Ginsberg wrote in the yearbook?

• The Best is Yet to Come

• Forever Young

• To the Moon and Back

• This is the Cat's Pajamas

What was the narrator's reaction to Ginsberg's extensive writing in the yearbook?

• He was thrilled

• He was annoyed

• He was indifferent

• He was confused

What generation did the narrator claim to be a part of?

• The Baby Boomers

• The Lost Generation

• The Beatnik Generation

• The Silent Generation

Where did Ginsberg plan to go after high school?

• Yale

• Princeton

• Columbia

• Harvard

How long was the yearbook kept in the closet?

• 60 years

• 50 years

• 70 years

• 80 years

What was the estimated retail value of the yearbook with Ginsberg's poem?

• $1,000

• $15,000

• $5,000

• $10,000

Who were the other main figures of the Beat generation mentioned?

• Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald

• William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac

• T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound

• Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston