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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 girl Kerouac describes meeting in "The Subterraneans"?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Marie.
(c) Mardou.
(d) Catalina.

2. In "Sunflower Sutra," Ginsberg writes that a sunflower is trying to become a _______________.
(a) Rainbow.
(b) Computer.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Locomotive.

3. When did Neal Cassady move to New York and meet Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1942.

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

5. Who is the author of the poem "A Berry Feast"?
(a) Michael McClure.
(b) Carlos Williams.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Gary Snyder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Allen Ginsberg's father's name?

2. When was Gregory Corso born?

3. When was Philip Whalen born?

4. What is the name of the character based on Neal Cassady in Go?

5. What is the name of John Clellon Holmes' representation of himself in Go?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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