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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?
(a) Dean Moriarty.
(b) Carlo Marx.
(c) Jack Duluoz.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

2. Where did Allen Ginsberg move in the 1950s?
(a) Sacramento, CA.
(b) Big Sur, CA.
(c) Berkeley, CA.
(d) San Francisco, CA.

3. What does Dean trade for a a watch in Mexico in On the Road?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) A ring.
(c) Crystal.
(d) Money.

4. For whom was Jack Kerouac once a sports writer?
(a) The Herald Review.
(b) The Lowell Sun.
(c) The Columbia Sun.
(d) The Princeton Review.

5. What jazz musician does Jack Kerouac write about in "Mexico City Blues"?
(a) Louis Armstrong.
(b) Charlie Parker.
(c) Thelonius Monk.
(d) Satchmo.

Short Answer Questions

1. William S. Burroughs' family made a fortune from producing ____________.

2. To whom does Allen Ginsberg write from a mental institution in "Howl"?

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

4. When did Allen Ginsberg begin attending Columbia University?

5. In what year was William S. Burroughs born?

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