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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. In "Tales of Beatnik Glory," William Burroughs Junior writes about his experiences visiting his father in _______________.
(a) Casablanca.
(b) Tangiers.
(c) Big Sur.
(d) Tijuana.

2. Which poem of Diane DiPrima's is an attack on Gary Snyder's conception of women as mere carriers of children?
(a) "The Practice of Magical Evocation."
(b) "Brass Furnace Going Out: Song, after an Abortion."
(c) "Three Laments."
(d) "Song for Baby-O."

3. The poem "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" describes a wild experience in __________.
(a) New York.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Californa.
(d) Canada.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Ray Bremser born?

2. When did Amiri Baraka adopt his current name?

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

4. Who developed the "cut-up" method of writing used by William S. Burroughs?

5. Where was Ann Waldron born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Carolyn Cassady say of her marriage in "Off the Road"?

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