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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. Which author wrote the poem "Smokey the Bear Sutra"?
(a) Philip Whalen.
(b) Gary Snyder.
(c) Gregory Corso.
(d) Diane DiPrima.

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

3. Who is the author of the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) Gregory Corso.
(c) Diane DiPrima.
(d) Philip Whalen.

4. Where was Ann Waldron born?
(a) Memphis, TN.
(b) Birmingham, AL.
(c) Dallas, TX.
(d) Atlanta, GA.

5. What was Amiri Baraka's birth name?
(a) Allen Smith.
(b) Marcus Frances.
(c) Leroy James.
(d) LeRoi Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who "poofed into fat air" in the poem "Columbia U Poesy Reading--1975"?

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

3. "The Day Lady Died" is a description of everything O'Hara did the day who died?

4. Where does Highway Ninety-Nine begin?

5. What kind of drivers does Gary Snyder refer to in "Night Highway Ninety-Nine"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is "Nova Express" about?

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

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

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

6. What artistic and literary allusions are in "The Canticle of Jack Kerouac"?

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

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

9. What is the subject of "Kentucky Ham"?

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

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