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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 many children did Neal Cassady's mother have before meeting his father?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

2. What was Amiri Baraka's birth name?
(a) Marcus Frances.
(b) LeRoi Jones.
(c) Leroy James.
(d) Allen Smith.

3. Who is the author of the poem "Columbia U Poesy Reading--1975"?
(a) Gregory Corso.
(b) Neal Cassady.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Philip Whalen.

4. What newsletter was created by Diane DiPrima and LeRoi Jones?
(a) "Yeti."
(b) "Beat Reader."
(c) "Free Man."
(d) "Floating Bear."

5. Who is a former girlfriend of Jack Kerouac and wrote a book called "Minor Characters" about some of the lesser known people in Beat circles?
(a) Carolyn Cassady.
(b) Joyce Johnson.
(c) Anna Smith.
(d) Jan Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "Mr. Dullness" likely a reference to in the poem "A Dim View of Berkeley in the Spring"?

2. Who wrote "Dinners and Nightmares"?

3. Who is the author of the poem "The Canticle of Jack Kerouac"?

4. Which author wrote the poem "The Death of Kin Chuen Louie"?

5. What is the title of the first book Jack Kerouac published?

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