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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Herbert Huncke, John Clellon Holmes, Carl Solomon, and Gregory Corso.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Neal Cassady known as in On the Road?
(a) Cody Pomeray.
(b) Carlo Marx.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Jonny Moriarty.

3. Who became Allen Ginsberg's lover after his move to California?
(a) Mark Patterson.
(b) Michael Orlovsky.
(c) Adam Schwartz.
(d) Peter Orlovsky.

4. In what year was John Clellon Holmes born?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1919.

5. "Kaddish" is a poem about the life and death of whom?
(a) Sarah Ginsberg.
(b) Natalie Ginsberg.
(c) Naomi Ginsberg.
(d) Alexis Ginsberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Herbert Huncke meet William S. Burroughs?

2. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?

3. What university did William S. Burroughs attend?

4. Who is the character Japhy Ryder is based on in "The Dharma Bums"?

5. Where did Carl Soloman meet Allen Ginsberg?

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