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

2. When was Rotterdam bombed by the Nazis?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1941.

3. What is the title of the first book Jack Kerouac published?
(a) The Dharma Bums.
(b) On the Road.
(c) The Town and the City.
(d) Big Sur.

4. Who is Jack Kerouac known as in On the Road?
(a) Jack Duluoz.
(b) Carlo Marx.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Sal Paradisio.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dean trade for a a watch in Mexico in On the Road?

2. In what year was Jack Kerouac born?

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

4. What is Herbert Huncke's fictionalized name in Go?

5. What is the name of the evil force that is everywhere in "Howl"?

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