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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What former wife of Neal Cassady wrote about her experiences with Cassady and other beats in "Off the Road"?
(a) Anne Cassady.
(b) Carolyn Cassady.
(c) Marie Cassady.
(d) Jennifer Cassady.

2. Which is the first of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poems featured in Some San Francisco Renaissance Poets Part One?
(a) "Dog."
(b) "Lost Highway."
(c) "Coney Island of the Mind."
(d) "America."

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

4. What poem by Ray Bremser is included in the text?
(a) "Beat Tomorrow."
(b) "Behind Beat Bars."
(c) "Funny Lotus Blues..."
(d) "The Lament."

5. Which of the founders of Russian anarchism is referred to in the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?
(a) Krympotin.
(b) Kropotkin.
(c) Vrostkin.
(d) Brygatin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Allen Ginsberg's father's name?

2. Where was Jack Kerouac born?

3. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?

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

5. In what year does Jack Kerouac meet Neal Cassady?

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