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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. In "Sunflower Sutra," Ginsberg writes that a sunflower is trying to become a _______________.
(a) Rainbow.
(b) Locomotive.
(c) Computer.
(d) Butterfly.

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

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

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

5. In the 211th Chorus of "Mexico City Blues," Jack Kerouac wishes to be freed from the material world through _____________.
(a) America.
(b) Death.
(c) Money.
(d) Liberation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who became Allen Ginsberg's lover after his move to California?

2. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?

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

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

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

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