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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. Who is the author of the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?
(a) Philip Whalen.
(b) Diane DiPrima.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Gregory Corso.

2. In the 211th Chorus of "Mexico City Blues," Jack Kerouac wishes to be freed from the material world through _____________.
(a) Money.
(b) Death.
(c) Liberation.
(d) America.

3. In "Dinners and Nightmares," the author describes mashed potatoes and tomato sauce, which is referred to as _____________.
(a) "Communist potatoes."
(b) "Scarlet potatoes."
(c) "Menstrual potatoes."
(d) "Blood potatoes."

4. Who is the author of "Poet of the Streets"?
(a) Diane DiPrima.
(b) Jack Micheline.
(c) Tuli Kupferberg.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

5. What scene does "Nova Express" describe?
(a) A sinking ship.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A funeral
(d) A battlefield.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Rotterdam bombed by the Nazis?

2. Where did the Snyder family move when Gary was two years old?

3. Who is the character Japhy Ryder is based on in "The Dharma Bums"?

4. Who is the author of "I Have Given Fair Warning"?

5. With whom did Brenda Frazer travel to Mexico City in the 1960s?

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