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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Herbert Huncke introduced William S. Burroughs to _____________.
(a) Heroin.
(b) Peyote.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Cocaine.

2. What is the dog looking at questioningly in the poem "Dog"?
(a) A telephone.
(b) A flower.
(c) A gramophone.
(d) A rabbit.

3. In the second excerpt from On the Road, where are the two main characters initially?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) California.

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

5. Who is Allen Ginsberg known as in On the Road?
(a) Jack Duluoz.
(b) Dean Moriarty.
(c) Carlo Marx.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose death is "Thou Shalt Not Kill" written in mourning of?

2. When did Neal Cassady move to New York and meet Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac?

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

4. How old was Neal Cassady when his parents divorced?

5. Who became Allen Ginsberg's lover after his move to California?

Short Essay Questions

1. What biographical facts are mixed up in Kerouac's "On the Road"? What details are omitted?

2. What does Ann Charters write about Carl Solomon in his biographical information? What is his work about?

3. How do Cassady and Kerouac differ on their perspective of Cassady's childhood?

4. Who is Kenneth Rexroth? What is his contribution in the anthology?

5. Describe Huncke's depictions of sexuality in his work.

6. What are some examples of religious allusion in "Howl"? What do they represent?

7. Describe William S. Burroughs' style in "Naked Lunch."

8. Describe John Clellon Holmes' writing style. How does it compare with Kerouac's?

9. Who is Neal Cassady? How is he introduced in the text?

10. What religious allusion is used in the poem "Thou Shalt Not Kill"?

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