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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Gregory Corso born?
(a) Boston, MA.
(b) Sacramento, CA.
(c) New York, NY.
(d) Portland, OR.

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

3. Who is the character Japhy Ryder is based on in "The Dharma Bums"?
(a) Gary Sneider.
(b) Cody Pomeray.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Jack Duluoz.

4. What is the name of John Clellon Holmes' representation of himself in Go?
(a) Paul Hobbes.
(b) Peter Dexter.
(c) Michael Dollen.
(d) Peter Henderson.

5. When was Neal Cassady born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

1. What jazz musician does Jack Kerouac write about in "Mexico City Blues"?

2. What university did William S. Burroughs attend?

3. Who is Neal Cassady known as in On the Road?

4. Whom did Neal Cassady marry in 1948?

5. What is the first excerpted selection of Gregory Corso's in the text?

(see the answer key)

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