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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Beatnik Glory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Neal Cassady write about visiting in the hospital after a suicide attempt in his letters to Kerouac?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Joan.
(d) Margaret.

2. Who is Jack Kerouac known as in On the Road?
(a) Carlo Marx.
(b) Sal Paradisio.
(c) Jack Duluoz.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

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

4. "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" carries a reference to which Greek god?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Pan.
(d) Ares.

5. What is "tea" in reference to in the poem "A Poem for the Tea Heads"?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Opium.
(d) Benzedrine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Amiri Baraka from?

2. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

3. How old is William Burroughs Junior when he first smokes marijuana in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?

4. When was Philip Lamantia born?

5. How old was Gary Snyder when he was laid up for an accident for four months?

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