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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. Where did the Snyder family move when Gary was two years old?
(a) California.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Washington.

2. What is Allen Ginsberg's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Paul Hobbes.
(b) Hart Kennedy.
(c) David Stofsky.
(d) Albert Ancke.

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?
(a) Carolyn Cassady.
(b) Anna Smith.
(c) Joyce Johnson.
(d) Jan Anderson.

4. Who wrote "Dinners and Nightmares"?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Carolyn Cassady.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Diane DiPrima.

5. What is the first excerpted selection of Gregory Corso's in the text?
(a) "The Mad Yak."
(b) "Vision at Rotterdam."
(c) "I Am 25."
(d) "Bomb."

Short Answer Questions

1. For what Los Angeles paper did Charles Bukowski write a weekly column?

2. When was Gregory Corso born?

3. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

4. Albion is another name for what?

5. What kind of drivers does Gary Snyder refer to in "Night Highway Ninety-Nine"?

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