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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the novel Go published?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1948.

2. For whom was Jack Kerouac once a sports writer?
(a) The Lowell Sun.
(b) The Princeton Review.
(c) The Herald Review.
(d) The Columbia Sun.

3. In his letters to Kerouac, whom does Cassady write that he has been sleeping with, but her mother doesn't like him?
(a) Joan.
(b) Patricia.
(c) Mary.
(d) Margaret.

4. Where was Jack Kerouac born?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) Lowell, MA.
(c) San Francisco, CA.
(d) San Jose, CA.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Allen Ginsberg write from a mental institution in "Howl"?

2. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?

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

4. "A Supermarket in America" describes Ginsberg grocery shopping with a vision of whom?

5. In the 211th Chorus of "Mexico City Blues," Jack Kerouac wishes to be freed from the material world through _____________.

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