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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 wrote "First Party at Ken Kesey's with Hell's Angels"?
(a) Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
(b) Neal Cassady.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

2. In what year does William Burroughs Junior go to visit his father in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1961.

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

4. Who is the daughter of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book about her experiences?
(a) Jan Kerouac.
(b) Jessica Kerouac.
(c) Michelle Kerouac.
(d) Josephine Kerouac.

5. What newsletter was created by Diane DiPrima and LeRoi Jones?
(a) "Floating Bear."
(b) "Free Man."
(c) "Beat Reader."
(d) "Yeti."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of "I Have Given Fair Warning"?

3. Where did Frank O'Hara grow up?

4. Which poem of Peter Orlovsky's is included in the anthology?

5. Baraka's letter to "Evergreen Review" discusses whose rules for writing prose?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is "Highway Ninety-Nine"?

6. How did the term "Beat" evolve into the late 50s and early 60s?

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

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

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

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

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