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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 is the author of the poem "The Canticle of Jack Kerouac"?
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) William S. Burroughs.
(c) Neal Cassady.
(d) Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

2. Where did the Snyder family move when Gary was two years old?
(a) California.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Washington.

3. What Italian immigrants to America accused of anarchy are referred to in the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?
(a) Legari and Antoni.
(b) Sacco and Vanzetti.
(c) Bacco and Minusi.
(d) Ancini and Rossi.

4. What former wife of Neal Cassady wrote about her experiences with Cassady and other beats in "Off the Road"?
(a) Jennifer Cassady.
(b) Marie Cassady.
(c) Carolyn Cassady.
(d) Anne Cassady.

5. When was Ray Bremser born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1934.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Philip Lamantia born?

2. Who is the author of the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?

3. Frank O'Hara was a key member of what literary circle?

4. Which author wrote the poem "The Death of Kin Chuen Louie"?

5. Whom did Charles Bukowski write an article about meeting shortly before his death in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is "Nova Express" about?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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