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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Three Commentators on the Beat Generation.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Michael McClure born?
(a) Marysville, Kansas.
(b) Ft. Wayne, Kentucky.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Jackson, Mississippi.

3. What is the name of the evil force that is everywhere in "Howl"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Moloch.
(c) Dostai.
(d) Malachai.

4. Whom did Neal Cassady marry in 1948?
(a) Carolyn Robinson.
(b) Joan Anderson.
(c) Sarah Pomeray.
(d) Marie Smith.

5. What poem by Ray Bremser is included in the text?
(a) "The Lament."
(b) "Behind Beat Bars."
(c) "Funny Lotus Blues..."
(d) "Beat Tomorrow."

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second excerpt from On the Road, where are the two main characters initially?

2. Where was Bob Kaufman born?

3. Where does Highway Ninety-Nine begin?

4. Where did Gary Snyder attend college?

5. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?

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