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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What event is one of the central focuses of "America"?
(a) The Spanish War.
(b) World War III.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) The Civil War.

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

4. Where did Neal Cassady grow up?
(a) Denver.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) New York.

5. How old was Neal Cassady when his parents divorced?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jack Kerouac known as in On the Road?

2. In Neal Cassady's letter to Kerouac from Kansas City, Cassady explains how he met a girl named ___________.

3. Where was Gregory Corso born?

4. What is Neal Cassady's mother's name?

5. Where is the city of Rotterdam, cited in Corso's "Vision of Rotterdam"?

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