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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. What is the name of John Clellon Holmes' representation of himself in Go?
(a) Peter Dexter.
(b) Paul Hobbes.
(c) Michael Dollen.
(d) Peter Henderson.

2. What is the name of the character based on Neal Cassady in Go?
(a) Hart Kennedy.
(b) Joe Kimble.
(c) Andew Kennedy.
(d) Mark Skawinski.

3. When was Neal Cassady born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1920.

4. "Song" by Allen Ginsberg is a simple poem about ____________.
(a) Food.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace.
(d) Freedom.

5. In what year was William S. Burroughs born?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1914.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Neal Cassady move to New York and meet Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac?

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

3. Where was Jack Kerouac born?

4. What is Jack Kerouac's most famous novel?

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

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