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

2. What is the name of the girl Kerouac describes meeting in "The Subterraneans"?
(a) Mardou.
(b) Catalina.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Marie.

3. What is Jack Kerouac's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Gene Pasternak.
(b) Albert Ancke.
(c) Hart Kennedy.
(d) Paul Hobbes.

4. When did Herbert Huncke meet William S. Burroughs?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1940.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Allen Ginsberg's fictionalized name in the novel Go?

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

3. "Song" by Allen Ginsberg is a simple poem about ____________.

4. In what year did Gregory Corso meet Allen Ginsberg?

5. In what year was Jack Kerouac born?

(see the answer key)

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