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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. What of the following types of people does Kerouac not mention in his poem?
(a) Drunks
(b) Hitchhikers
(c) Hustlers
(d) Geishas

2. What does the man tell Wittman that he once was?
(a) A Proper Princeton Playwright
(b) A Rustic Rushmore Writer
(c) A Yale Younger Poet
(d) A Happy Havard Harvester

3. Where is the girl going to in Oakland?
(a) Her mother's
(b) A film premiere
(c) A party
(d) A date

4. What can Wittman hear in a room nearby?
(a) Singing
(b) Typing
(c) Banging
(d) Laughing

5. What does Wittman chastise mothers for?
(a) Buying unsuitable toys
(b) Leaving their children in the toy department
(c) Breaking toys without telling anyone
(d) Being rude to him

Short Answer Questions

1. What position was Witttman demoted from?

2. Which of the following toys does Wittman object to?

3. What does Nanci aspire to be?

4. What do the grandmothers smash with mighty blows?

5. Where do Wittman and Tasa travel to to look for Wittman's grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Wittman encounter in the stockroom?

2. How does Wittman stereotype Tasa?

3. Why can Wittman's statement about being the monkey King be seen as true?

4. What does Wittmann see when he has an acid flashback?

5. Why is Wittman regarded as one of the winners of the party?

6. What does Wittman do when Nanci leaves his apartment?

7. How does Wittman try to dissuade the Chinese girl from talking to him?

8. How does Wittmann react when Nanci compares his work to LeRoi Jones?

9. What does Wittman think about the film WEST SIDE STORY?

10. Why does Wittman envy Nanci?

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