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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 what year did Gregory Corso meet Allen Ginsberg?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1945.

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

3. In what year was Jack Kerouac born?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1922.

4. What was Allen Ginsberg's father's name?
(a) Mark.
(b) Carlo.
(c) James.
(d) Louis.

5. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?
(a) Chicago, IL.
(b) Patterson, NJ.
(c) New York, NY.
(d) Princeton, NJ.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of John Clellon Holmes' representation of himself in Go?

2. The character "Elsie John" in the poem by Herbert Huncke is a __________.

3. What university did William S. Burroughs attend?

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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