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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Enter Neal Cassady.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Beat Generation started off in what city?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

2. Who is Jack Kerouac known as in On the Road?
(a) Sal Paradisio.
(b) Carlo Marx.
(c) Jack Duluoz.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

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

4. What is Neal Cassady's mother's name?
(a) Anne.
(b) Marie.
(c) Naomi.
(d) Maude.

5. In "Visions of Cody," Cody is especially talented at ______________.
(a) Football.
(b) Bowling.
(c) Pool.
(d) Darts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Rotterdam bombed by the Nazis?

3. Herbert Huncke introduced William S. Burroughs to _____________.

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

5. To whom does Allen Ginsberg write from a mental institution in "Howl"?

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