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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. What was Amiri Baraka's birth name?

2. How old is William Burroughs Junior when he first smokes marijuana in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?

3. Which author wrote the poem "The Death of Kin Chuen Louie"?

4. Which poem of Peter Orlovsky's is included in the anthology?

5. In which song does Bob Dylan write about trying to get his piano fixed by a lazy, unionized piano tuner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the subject of "Kentucky Ham"?

2. Who is Philip Whalen? How does Whalen's poem about Sourdough Mountain differ from Snyder's?

3. Who is Philip Lamantia and what works of his are in the anthology?

4. What does Bukowski insinuate about Neal Cassady in "Notes of a Dirty Old Man"?

5. What similes does Bremser use in the poem "Funny Lotus Blues..."? Why?

6. What works of John Wieners are included in the anthology? Where is he from?

7. Who is Amiri Baraka? What contributions of his are in the anthology?

8. What literary or mythical references are made in "The Night Is a Space of White Marble"?

9. What is "Highway Ninety-Nine"?

10. What political allusions does Diane DiPrima make in "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the works of Carl Solomon and Gregory Corso from the text. How do these poets differ in style, theme, and subject? How are they alike?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the poems of Herbert Huncke in the text to the works of Allen Ginsberg. How do the writers differ in style? What themes and subjects are common?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lawrence Ferlinghetti's role within the Beat Generation. Where is Ferlinghetti based? What is his style of writing?

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