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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the West Coast literary revolution which was heralded largely by the Six Gallery reading?

2. In what year did Gregory Corso meet Allen Ginsberg?

3. What is Herbert Huncke's fictionalized name in Go?

4. Where did Allen Ginsberg move in the 1950s?

5. When did the Six Gallery reading take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Jack Kerouac refer to his own style of writing in "On the Road"? What metaphor does the author make?

2. Describe the subject of "Visions of Cody."

3. How do Cassady and Kerouac differ on their perspective of Cassady's childhood?

4. Describe the poetry of Gregory Corso, including subject and themes.

5. Who is Kenneth Rexroth? What is his contribution in the anthology?

6. What are Herbert Huncke's contributions in the anthology? On what subjects does he focus?

7. What political references are made in the poem "America"?

8. What religious allusion is used in the poem "Thou Shalt Not Kill"?

9. Who is Micheal McClure? Describe his "Peyote Poem."

10. Who is Neal Cassady? How is he introduced in the text?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Neal Cassady and Jack Kerouac, as illustrated in their letters. How do the two men regard one another?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the works of William S. Burroughs. What common subjects and themes does Burroughs revisit? When did Burroughs begin writing?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the works of poet Diane DiPrima. What stylistic elements are notable in DiPrima's work? What are her common subjects and themes?

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