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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. Who "poofed into fat air" in the poem "Columbia U Poesy Reading--1975"?
(a) Gregory Corso.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Philip Whalen.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

2. Where was Peter Orlovsky from?
(a) Sacramento, CA.
(b) Lexington, KY.
(c) Tuscon, AZ.
(d) New York, NY.

3. At which college did John Wieners study poetry?
(a) NYU.
(b) Remington College.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Black Mountain College.

4. In which song does Bob Dylan write about trying to get his piano fixed by a lazy, unionized piano tuner?
(a) "Blowin' in the Wind."
(b) "Tarantula."
(c) "Lay Lady Lady."
(d) "Hard Rain."

5. "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" carries a reference to which Greek god?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Pan.
(d) Ares.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is William Burroughs Junior when he first smokes marijuana in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?

2. Which author wrote the poem "Smokey the Bear Sutra"?

3. Which poem of Amiri Baraka's describes the black music scene in Newark in the early 1960s?

4. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

5. In "Dinners and Nightmares," the author describes mashed potatoes and tomato sauce, which is referred to as _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bob Dylan? What contributions of his are in the anthology?

2. What does Bukowski insinuate about Neal Cassady in "Notes of a Dirty Old Man"?

3. Who is Amiri Baraka? What contributions of his are in the anthology?

4. Describe Tuli Kupferberg and his pieces in The Portable Beat Reader.

5. What symbolism is evident in the works of Bob Dylan? What do these symbols represent?

6. What did Ed Sanders experience after reading "Howl"?

7. What is the subject of "Hymna to Archilochus"?

8. What is "Nova Express" about?

9. Who is Brenda Frazer? What is "Poem to Lee Forest" about?

10. Describe the author and subject of "Poet of the Streets."

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