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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. When did Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, and LeRoi Jones throw a party for the prison release of Ray Bremser?

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

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

4. What was Amiri Baraka's birth name?

5. What Italian immigrants to America accused of anarchy are referred to in the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is "Highway Ninety-Nine"?

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

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

5. What literary or mythical references are made in "The Night Is a Space of White Marble"?

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

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

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

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

10. What is "Nova Express" about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of the novel Go and John Clellon Holmes' impact on the Beat Generation. What was the response of the Beats upon Go's publication?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the poet Michael McClure. What are his contributions to the Beat Generation? In what works has he been immortalized?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the works of Allen Ginsberg. What is his most famous work? What stylistic devices does Ginsberg employ? Use examples in your answer.

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