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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Jack Kerouac meet Neal Cassady?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1949.

2. Who is the author of the poem "A Berry Feast"?
(a) Carlos Williams.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Gary Snyder.
(d) Michael McClure.

3. What word does Michael McClure frequently play with in "Peyote Poem"?
(a) Needle.
(b) Dream.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Cactus.

4. In what year was Jack Kerouac born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1925.

5. What is Jack Kerouac's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Hart Kennedy.
(b) Paul Hobbes.
(c) Albert Ancke.
(d) Gene Pasternak.

6. What business did Neal Cassady's father open in Los Angeles, CA?
(a) Convenience Store.
(b) Bar.
(c) Candy Store.
(d) Barbershop.

7. In Neal Cassady's letter to Kerouac from Kansas City, Cassady explains how he met a girl named ___________.
(a) Carolyn.
(b) Mary.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Sarah.

8. In "Visions of Cody," Cody is especially talented at ______________.
(a) Bowling.
(b) Football.
(c) Darts.
(d) Pool.

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

10. The Beat Generation started off in what city?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) San Francisco.

11. What is the title of Neal Cassady's unfinished autobiography?
(a) "The First Third."
(b) "The Final Third."
(c) "The Fast Years."
(d) "The Kesey Bus."

12. 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) Margaret.
(d) Mary.

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

14. Who opened the City Lights Bookstore?
(a) Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) John Clellon Holmes.

15. How many children did Neal Cassady's mother have before meeting his father?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Allen Ginsberg write from a mental institution in "Howl"?

2. In what year was the novel Go published?

3. What is the name of the evil force that is everywhere in "Howl"?

4. "Kaddish" is a poem about the life and death of whom?

5. What is the name of Michael McClure's fictionalized character in Big Sur?

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