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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Beatnik Glory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Philip Whalen write of drinking with in "Prose Take-Out Portland 13:ix:58"?
(a) Gregory Corso.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Neal Cassady.

2. What is railed against in the poem "A Dim View of Berkeley in the Spring"?
(a) Conformity.
(b) Children.
(c) Love.
(d) Marriage.

3. Who is the daughter of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book about her experiences?
(a) Jan Kerouac.
(b) Josephine Kerouac.
(c) Michelle Kerouac.
(d) Jessica Kerouac.

4. How old is William Burroughs Junior when he first smokes marijuana in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. In what year was the novel Go published?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Gregory Corso born?

2. The character "Elsie John" in the poem by Herbert Huncke is a __________.

3. Who is a former girlfriend of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book called "Minor Characters" about some of the lesser known people in Beat circles?

4. When was Philip Lamantia born?

5. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

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