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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) Washington.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) California.
(d) Oregon.

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

3. When was Gregory Corso born?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1940.

4. When did Herbert Huncke meet William S. Burroughs?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1940.

5. Where did Gary Snyder attend college?
(a) Reed College.
(b) NYU.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Swarthmore College.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was John Clellon Holmes born?

2. In what year did Gregory Corso meet Allen Ginsberg?

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

5. What was the name of Gary Snyder's father?

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