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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 developed the "cut-up" method of writing used by William S. Burroughs?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Ray Bremser.
(c) Gregory Corso.
(d) Brion Gysin.

2. Where did Frank O'Hara grow up?
(a) Grafton, Massachusetts.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Tuscon, Arizona.
(d) San Francisco, California.

3. Who wrote the poem "Nova Express"?
(a) William S. Burroughs.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Gregory Corso.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

4. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Philip Whalen.
(d) Gregory Corso.

5. Which author wrote the poem "The Death of Kin Chuen Louie"?
(a) Allen Ginsberg
(b) Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
(c) Michael McClure.
(d) Gregory Corso.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Philip Lamantia born?

2. What was Amiri Baraka's birth name?

3. Which cited Bob Dylan song asks when African Americans will be free?

4. Where did the Snyder family move when Gary was two years old?

5. Where did Diane DiPrima attend college before dropping out to become a poet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Gary Snyder? What settings appear in his work?

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

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

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

8. What is "Nova Express" about?

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

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

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