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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Baraka's letter to "Evergreen Review" discusses whose rules for writing prose?
(a) Corso.
(b) Kerouac.
(c) Ginsberg.
(d) Burroughs.

2. When did Amiri Baraka adopt his current name?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1972.

3. Who is the author of "I Have Given Fair Warning"?
(a) Philip Whalen.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Diane DiPrima.
(d) Philip Lamantia.

4. When was Ray Bremser born?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1940.

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

6. What poem of Brenda Frazer's is included in the anthology?
(a) "Thirteen Nightmares."
(b) "Lament, Lament."
(c) "Unlisted Characters."
(d) "Poem to Lee Forest."

7. Where does Highway Ninety-Nine begin?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Washington.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

8. Who is "Mr. Dullness" likely a reference to in the poem "A Dim View of Berkeley in the Spring"?
(a) Christopher Anderson Dull.
(b) Matthew Dulles.
(c) John Foster Dulles.
(d) Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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

10. How old was Gary Snyder when he was laid up for an accident for four months?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Seven.

11. Who is the daughter of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book about her experiences?
(a) Michelle Kerouac.
(b) Jessica Kerouac.
(c) Josephine Kerouac.
(d) Jan Kerouac.

12. When did Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, and LeRoi Jones throw a party for the prison release of Ray Bremser?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1952.

13. In which song does Bob Dylan write about trying to get his piano fixed by a lazy, unionized piano tuner?
(a) "Hard Rain."
(b) "Lay Lady Lady."
(c) "Blowin' in the Wind."
(d) "Tarantula."

14. Who cuts off someone's fingers in the poem "Nova Express"?
(a) A handicapped man.
(b) A grandmother.
(c) A mother.
(d) A little girl.

15. When was Amiri Baraka born?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1934.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" carries a reference to which Greek god?

2. "1001 Ways to Beat the Draft" was originally a _____________.

3. When did Lew Welch enlist in the Army Air Corp?

4. What was the name of Gary Snyder's father?

5. Peter Orlovsky was whose lover?

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