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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Beatnik Glory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Charles Bukowski write an article about meeting shortly before his death in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?
(a) Neal Cassady.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) William S. Burroughs.

2. The character "Elsie John" in the poem by Herbert Huncke is a __________.
(a) Hermaphrodite.
(b) Housewife.
(c) Zoologist.
(d) Fisherman.

3. When was Gregory Corso born?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1940.

4. What is the name of the character based on Neal Cassady in Go?
(a) Hart Kennedy.
(b) Andew Kennedy.
(c) Joe Kimble.
(d) Mark Skawinski.

5. Where did Carl Soloman meet Allen Ginsberg?
(a) An art opening.
(b) A zoo.
(c) A mental institution.
(d) Prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Albion is another name for what?

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

3. What is Jack Kerouac's fictionalized name in the novel Go?

4. What is the name of John Clellon Holmes' representation of himself in Go?

5. Where was Lew Welch born?

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