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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Other Fellow Travelers Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William S. Burroughs' family made a fortune from producing ____________.
(a) Adding machines.
(b) Ink pens.
(c) Watches.
(d) Fur coats.

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

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

4. What is Herbert Huncke's fictionalized name in Go?
(a) Albert Ancke.
(b) Paul Hobbes.
(c) Peter Henderson.
(d) Hart Kennedy.

5. Where was Ann Waldron born?
(a) Atlanta, GA.
(b) Birmingham, AL.
(c) Memphis, TN.
(d) Dallas, TX.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Diane DiPrima attend college before dropping out to become a poet?

2. What is railed against in the poem "A Dim View of Berkeley in the Spring"?

3. What is the name of the evil force that is everywhere in "Howl"?

4. What is the first excerpted selection of Gregory Corso's in the text?

5. What was the name of Gary Snyder's father?

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