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

2. 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) Joan.
(c) Mary.
(d) Margaret.

3. Where did Jack Kerouac attend college?
(a) Princeton.
(b) UCLA.
(c) NYU.
(d) Columbia.

4. In "Tales of Beatnik Glory," William Burroughs Junior writes about his experiences visiting his father in _______________.
(a) Tangiers.
(b) Casablanca.
(c) Tijuana.
(d) Big Sur.

5. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?
(a) Patterson, NJ.
(b) Princeton, NJ.
(c) Chicago, IL.
(d) New York, NY.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

2. What is Jack Kerouac's fictionalized name in the novel Go?

3. What poem by Ray Bremser is included in the text?

4. In "Visions of Cody," Cody is especially talented at ______________.

5. What is the name of the girl Kerouac describes meeting in "The Subterraneans"?

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