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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 is Diane DiPrima from?
(a) Sacramento, California.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(d) Brooklyn, New York.

2. "Poem from Jail" discusses the necessity of banning ____________.
(a) Nuclear weapons.
(b) Pornography.
(c) Communism.
(d) Religion.

3. Whom did Charles Bukowski write an article about meeting shortly before his death in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Neal Cassady.
(c) William S. Burroughs.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

4. In "Dinners and Nightmares," the author describes mashed potatoes and tomato sauce, which is referred to as _____________.
(a) "Blood potatoes."
(b) "Communist potatoes."
(c) "Menstrual potatoes."
(d) "Scarlet potatoes."

5. In the poem "Les Luths," Frank O'Hara writes of wondering what _______________ is doing.
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Neal Cassady.
(d) Gary Snyder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What former wife of Neal Cassady wrote about her experiences with Cassady and other beats in "Off the Road"?

2. What Italian immigrants to America accused of anarchy are referred to in the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?

3. When was Philip Lamantia born?

4. Who wrote the poem "Nova Express"?

5. What is "tea" in reference to in the poem "A Poem for the Tea Heads"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What works of John Wieners are included in the anthology? Where is he from?

2. Describe the irony of Peter Orlovsky's "Lepers Cry."

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

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

5. Who is Philip Whalen? How does Whalen's poem about Sourdough Mountain differ from Snyder's?

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

7. What political allusions does Diane DiPrima make in "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?

8. What similes does Bremser use in the poem "Funny Lotus Blues..."? Why?

9. Who is Ray Bremser? What is the subject of "Funny Lotus Blues..."?

10. What literary and political allusions are in "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

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