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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 does Highway Ninety-Nine begin?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Kansas.
(c) New York.
(d) Washington.

2. The character "Elsie John" in the poem by Herbert Huncke is a __________.
(a) Fisherman.
(b) Hermaphrodite.
(c) Zoologist.
(d) Housewife.

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

4. What is the name of the character based on Neal Cassady in Go?
(a) Joe Kimble.
(b) Hart Kennedy.
(c) Andew Kennedy.
(d) Mark Skawinski.

5. What was the name of Gary Snyder's father?
(a) Henry.
(b) Ezekiel.
(c) Mark.
(d) Harold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack Kerouac's fictionalized name in the novel Go?

2. How old was Gary Snyder when he was laid up for an accident for four months?

3. Who wrote "Dinners and Nightmares"?

4. In what year was John Clellon Holmes born?

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

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