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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. Where did Allen Ginsberg grow up?
(a) Chicago, IL.
(b) Princeton, NJ.
(c) Patterson, NJ.
(d) New York, NY.

2. Where did the Six Gallery reading take place?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. What is the dog looking at questioningly in the poem "Dog"?
(a) A telephone.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A gramophone.
(d) A flower.

4. Who became Allen Ginsberg's lover after his move to California?
(a) Michael Orlovsky.
(b) Adam Schwartz.
(c) Peter Orlovsky.
(d) Mark Patterson.

5. When did Herbert Huncke meet William S. Burroughs?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1951.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Neal Cassady's mother have before meeting his father?

2. In what year was William S. Burroughs born?

3. "Song" by Allen Ginsberg is a simple poem about ____________.

4. Where was Gary Snyder born?

5. The character "Elsie John" in the poem by Herbert Huncke is a __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the poetry of Gregory Corso, including subject and themes.

3. What political allusions are used in "One Thousand Fearful Words for Fidel Castro"?

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

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

6. What religious allusion is used in the poem "Thou Shalt Not Kill"?

7. What does Ann Charters write about Carl Solomon in his biographical information? What is his work about?

8. Describe the exposition from the beginning excerpt of "On the Road." Who are the characters introduced?

9. Describe the subject of "Visions of Cody."

10. What do Cassady's letters to Kerouac reveal about him?

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