View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Neal Cassady marry in 1948?
(a) Sarah Pomeray.
(b) Carolyn Robinson.
(c) Joan Anderson.
(d) Marie Smith.

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

3. For whom was Jack Kerouac once a sports writer?
(a) The Herald Review.
(b) The Lowell Sun.
(c) The Columbia Sun.
(d) The Princeton Review.

4. What were the charges brought against the poem "Howl"?
(a) Violence.
(b) Plagiarism.
(c) Bigotry.
(d) Obscenity.

5. Who opened the City Lights Bookstore?
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) John Clellon Holmes.
(c) Jack Kerouac.
(d) Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What excerpt of Gregory Corso's questions what it means to be Beat and if there is even such a thing?

3. When did Herbert Huncke meet William S. Burroughs?

4. Where did the Six Gallery reading take place?

5. Who is Neal Cassady known as in On the Road?

Short Essay Questions

1. What repetition is used in the "Peyote Poem"? Why?

2. Who is Lawrence Ferlinghetti? What is his role in the Beat movement? What is his poem "Dog" about?

3. What does Kerouac's letter to Neal Cassady reveal about their friendship?

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 Herbert Huncke's contributions in the anthology? On what subjects does he focus?

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

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

9. Describe Kerouac's depiction of the jazz band in the excerpt from "On the Road." To whom are they compared ?

10. Where does Jack Kerouac refer to his own style of writing in "On the Road"? What metaphor does the author make?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 824 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample