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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 Allen Ginsberg's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Hart Kennedy.
(b) David Stofsky.
(c) Paul Hobbes.
(d) Albert Ancke.

2. In "One Thousand Fearful Words for Fidel Castro," Ferlinghetti is convinced that Castro's cause is ___________.
(a) Insane.
(b) Just.
(c) Evil.
(d) Powerless.

3. Who opened the City Lights Bookstore?
(a) John Clellon Holmes.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

4. When did the Six Gallery reading take place?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1955.

5. When was Philip Whalen born?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1915.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Six Gallery reading take place?

2. How old was Neal Cassady when he was first arrested for theft?

3. In what year did Allen Ginsberg meet Neal Cassady?

4. In "Sunflower Sutra," Ginsberg writes that a sunflower is trying to become a _______________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Huncke's depictions of sexuality in his work.

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

8. 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?

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

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

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