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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Some San Francisco Renaissance Poets Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William S. Burroughs' family made a fortune from producing ____________.
(a) Ink pens.
(b) Watches.
(c) Fur coats.
(d) Adding machines.

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

3. What is Allen Ginsberg's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Hart Kennedy.
(b) Paul Hobbes.
(c) Albert Ancke.
(d) David Stofsky.

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

5. What is the title of Neal Cassady's unfinished autobiography?
(a) "The Kesey Bus."
(b) "The First Third."
(c) "The Final Third."
(d) "The Fast Years."

Short Answer Questions

1. What jazz musician does Jack Kerouac write about in "Mexico City Blues"?

2. For whom was Jack Kerouac once a sports writer?

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

4. In what year was John Clellon Holmes born?

5. What event is one of the central focuses of "America"?

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