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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. How old was Gary Snyder when he was laid up for an accident for four months?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

2. When was Diane DiPrima born?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1934.

3. Amiri Baraka studied at what university?
(a) Rutgers.
(b) University of California Irvine.
(c) UCLA.
(d) University of Western Pennsylvania.

4. When was Amiri Baraka born?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1930.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "Mr. Dullness" likely a reference to in the poem "A Dim View of Berkeley in the Spring"?

2. Who is the daughter of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book about her experiences?

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

4. What band did Tuli Kupferberg co-found?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is "Highway Ninety-Nine"?

10. Who is Philip Lamantia and what works of his are in the anthology?

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