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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is William Burroughs Junior when he first smokes marijuana in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

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

3. Where was Ray Bremser born?
(a) Jersey City, NJ.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) San Francisco, CA.
(d) New Orleans, LA.

4. In what year does William Burroughs Junior go to visit his father in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1958.

5. "Poem from Jail" discusses the necessity of banning ____________.
(a) Pornography.
(b) Communism.
(c) Nuclear weapons.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Albion is another name for what?

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

3. When was Diane DiPrima born?

4. In what year was the novel Go published?

5. Which poem of Peter Orlovsky's is included in the anthology?

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