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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. What is the name of John Clellon Holmes' representation of himself in Go?
(a) Michael Dollen.
(b) Peter Henderson.
(c) Peter Dexter.
(d) Paul Hobbes.

2. What is the name of the girl Kerouac describes meeting in "The Subterraneans"?
(a) Catalina.
(b) Marie.
(c) Mardou.
(d) Stephanie.

3. When was Rotterdam bombed by the Nazis?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1941.

4. What is Allen Ginsberg's fictionalized name in the novel Go?
(a) Paul Hobbes.
(b) Albert Ancke.
(c) Hart Kennedy.
(d) David Stofsky.

5. When did Allen Ginsberg begin attending Columbia University?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Herbert Huncke's fictionalized name in Go?

2. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?

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

4. In "Sunflower Sutra," Ginsberg writes that a sunflower is trying to become a _______________.

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

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