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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. Where was Ed Sanders born?
(a) Little Rock, AR.
(b) Patterson, NJ.
(c) New Hope, PA.
(d) Kansas City, MO.

2. Who wrote the poem "Nova Express"?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Gregory Corso.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) William S. Burroughs.

3. Which of the founders of Russian anarchism is referred to in the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?
(a) Kropotkin.
(b) Vrostkin.
(c) Krympotin.
(d) Brygatin.

4. "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" carries a reference to which Greek god?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Ares.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Pan.

5. Which author wrote the poem "The Death of Kin Chuen Louie"?
(a) Allen Ginsberg
(b) Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
(c) Michael McClure.
(d) Gregory Corso.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poem of Amiri Baraka's describes the black music scene in Newark in the early 1960s?

2. The poem "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" describes a wild experience in __________.

3. Who wrote "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

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

5. Where was Lew Welch born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Frank O'Hara? Is he part of the Beat movement? What works of his are in the anthology?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is "Highway Ninety-Nine"?

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

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