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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 was Michael McClure born?
(a) Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Marysville, Kansas.
(d) Ft. Wayne, Kentucky.

2. What jazz musician does Jack Kerouac write about in "Mexico City Blues"?
(a) Satchmo.
(b) Thelonius Monk.
(c) Charlie Parker.
(d) Louis Armstrong.

3. What event is one of the central focuses of "America"?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) World War III.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) The Spanish War.

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

5. Where did Neal Cassady grow up?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Denver.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Neal Cassady die?

2. What is Neal Cassady's mother's name?

3. What is Herbert Huncke's fictionalized name in Go?

4. In what year was the novel Go published?

5. Who is the character Japhy Ryder is based on in "The Dharma Bums"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some examples of religious allusion in "Howl"? What do they represent?

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

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

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

5. Describe the symbolism in "On the Road" as it relates to the theme of American values. What is an example of Kerouac's metaphor of America?

6. What are Herbert Huncke's contributions in the anthology? On what subjects does he focus?

7. What is Ginsberg's subject in "A Supermarket in America"?

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

9. Where does Jack Kerouac refer to his own style of writing in "On the Road"? What metaphor does the author make?

10. How do Cassady and Kerouac differ on their perspective of Cassady's childhood?

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