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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Enter Neal Cassady.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the second excerpt from On the Road, where are the two main characters initially?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) California.
(d) Wyoming.

2. In what year was William S. Burroughs born?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1929.

3. In his letters to Kerouac, whom does Cassady write that he has been sleeping with, but her mother doesn't like him?
(a) Joan.
(b) Mary.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Margaret.

4. Where is the city of Rotterdam, cited in Corso's "Vision of Rotterdam"?
(a) Netherlands.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

5. Where did Jack Kerouac attend college?
(a) NYU.
(b) Princeton.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Columbia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Visions of Cody," Cody is especially talented at ______________.

3. In what year was John Clellon Holmes born?

4. What is the name of the girl Kerouac describes meeting in "The Subterraneans"?

5. What does Dean trade for a a watch in Mexico in On the Road?

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