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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Enter Neal Cassady.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What business did Neal Cassady's father open in Los Angeles, CA?
(a) Barbershop.
(b) Candy Store.
(c) Convenience Store.
(d) Bar.

2. The character "Elsie John" in the poem by Herbert Huncke is a __________.
(a) Hermaphrodite.
(b) Zoologist.
(c) Housewife.
(d) Fisherman.

3. To whom does Allen Ginsberg write from a mental institution in "Howl"?
(a) Carl Solomon.
(b) Mark Patterson.
(c) Neal Cassady.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Neal Cassady's mother have before meeting his father?

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

3. Whom does Neal Cassady write about visiting in the hospital after a suicide attempt in his letters to Kerouac?

4. What is the name of the character based on Neal Cassady in Go?

5. How old was Neal Cassady when his parents divorced?

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