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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Neal Cassady's mother's name?
(a) Anne.
(b) Maude.
(c) Marie.
(d) Naomi.

4. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?
(a) Cody Pomeray.
(b) Carlo Marx.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Jack Duluoz.

5. Where is the city of Rotterdam, cited in Corso's "Vision of Rotterdam"?
(a) Netherlands.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business did Neal Cassady's father open in Los Angeles, CA?

2. In what year was John Clellon Holmes born?

3. Where was Gregory Corso born?

4. Where was Michael McClure born?

5. When did the Six Gallery reading take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kerouac's letter to Neal Cassady reveal about their friendship?

2. What political references are made in the poem "America"?

3. Who is Micheal McClure? Describe his "Peyote Poem."

4. Who is Kenneth Rexroth? What is his contribution in the anthology?

5. What does Ann Charters write of the origination of the Beats in the Introduction?

6. Describe Kerouac's depiction of the jazz band in the excerpt from "On the Road." To whom are they compared ?

7. Describe John Clellon Holmes' writing style. How does it compare with Kerouac's?

8. Describe William S. Burroughs' excerpt from "Junky." What is significant about this subject?

9. Describe William S. Burroughs' style in "Naked Lunch."

10. Who is Lawrence Ferlinghetti? What is his role in the Beat movement? What is his poem "Dog" about?

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