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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Herbert Huncke, John Clellon Holmes, Carl Solomon, and Gregory Corso.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Kaddish" is a poem about the life and death of whom?
(a) Naomi Ginsberg.
(b) Sarah Ginsberg.
(c) Natalie Ginsberg.
(d) Alexis Ginsberg.

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

4. In the 211th Chorus of "Mexico City Blues," Jack Kerouac wishes to be freed from the material world through _____________.
(a) Death.
(b) Liberation.
(c) America.
(d) Money.

5. What is Jack Kerouac's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Albert Ancke.
(b) Gene Pasternak.
(c) Hart Kennedy.
(d) Paul Hobbes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event is one of the central focuses of "America"?

2. What is Jack Kerouac's most famous novel?

3. "A Supermarket in America" describes Ginsberg grocery shopping with a vision of whom?

4. In what year was William S. Burroughs born?

5. William S. Burroughs' family made a fortune from producing ____________.

(see the answer key)

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