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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Peter Orlovsky from?
(a) Sacramento, CA.
(b) Lexington, KY.
(c) Tuscon, AZ.
(d) New York, NY.

2. Where is Amiri Baraka from?
(a) Sacramento, California.
(b) Cleveland, Mississippi.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

3. What former wife of Neal Cassady wrote about her experiences with Cassady and other beats in "Off the Road"?
(a) Marie Cassady.
(b) Jennifer Cassady.
(c) Carolyn Cassady.
(d) Anne Cassady.

4. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?
(a) Philip Whalen.
(b) Gregory Corso.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

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

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

7. "The Day Lady Died" is a description of everything O'Hara did the day who died?
(a) Billie Holliday.
(b) Queen Victoria.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Gracie Jones.

8. "1001 Ways to Beat the Draft" was originally a _____________.
(a) Pamphlet.
(b) Poem.
(c) Visual art installment.
(d) Novel.

9. Whom did Charles Bukowski write an article about meeting shortly before his death in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) Neal Cassady.
(c) William S. Burroughs.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

10. 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) Andrew Lloyd Webber.
(d) John Foster Dulles.

11. Frank O'Hara was a key member of what literary circle?
(a) New School of Poetry.
(b) Beat West Coast.
(c) San Francisco Renaissance.
(d) New York School of Poetry.

12. Who developed the "cut-up" method of writing used by William S. Burroughs?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Gregory Corso.
(c) Brion Gysin.
(d) Ray Bremser.

13. Who wrote "Dinners and Nightmares"?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Diane DiPrima.
(d) Carolyn Cassady.

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

15. Which author wrote the poem "Smokey the Bear Sutra"?
(a) Philip Whalen.
(b) Gary Snyder.
(c) Diane DiPrima.
(d) Gregory Corso.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is railed against in the poem "A Dim View of Berkeley in the Spring"?

2. Who is the author of "Poet of the Streets"?

3. Who is the daughter of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book about her experiences?

4. Who is a former girlfriend of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book called "Minor Characters" about some of the lesser known people in Beat circles?

5. Which poem of Peter Orlovsky's is included in the anthology?

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