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

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

3. What newsletter was created by Diane DiPrima and LeRoi Jones?

4. In what year does William Burroughs Junior go to visit his father in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?

5. What poem by Ray Bremser is included in the text?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is "Highway Ninety-Nine"?

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

4. What does Carolyn Cassady say of her marriage in "Off the Road"?

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

6. Who is Philip Lamantia and what works of his are in the anthology?

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

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

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

10. What is "Nova Express" about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the Beat Generation originate? What key figures began the movement? Where did they meet?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the poems of Herbert Huncke in the text to the works of Allen Ginsberg. How do the writers differ in style? What themes and subjects are common?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the author Kenneth Rexroth. For what works was Rexroth known? What examples are in the anthology? What is the poet's impact on the Beat Generation?

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