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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Three Commentators on the Beat Generation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is William Burroughs Junior when he first smokes marijuana in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

2. In what year was William S. Burroughs born?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1929.

3. Where was Ed Sanders born?
(a) New Hope, PA.
(b) Patterson, NJ.
(c) Kansas City, MO.
(d) Little Rock, AR.

4. Who is the author of the essay, "The Game of the Name"?
(a) William S. Burroughs.
(b) Gregory Corso.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) John Clellon Holmes.

5. What is the name of the evil force that is everywhere in "Howl"?
(a) Malachai.
(b) Michael.
(c) Dostai.
(d) Moloch.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Neal Cassady born?

2. What does Dean trade for a a watch in Mexico in On the Road?

3. Who conceived the Six Gallery reading?

4. Where does Highway Ninety-Nine begin?

5. In "Visions of Cody," Cody is especially talented at ______________.

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