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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. Where was Peter Orlovsky from?
(a) Lexington, KY.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) Sacramento, CA.
(d) Tuscon, AZ.

2. Frank O'Hara was a key member of what literary circle?
(a) San Francisco Renaissance.
(b) Beat West Coast.
(c) New School of Poetry.
(d) New York School of Poetry.

3. Amiri Baraka studied at what university?
(a) University of California Irvine.
(b) UCLA.
(c) University of Western Pennsylvania.
(d) Rutgers.

4. What band did Tuli Kupferberg co-found?
(a) The Fugs.
(b) The Pixies.
(c) The Mailmen.
(d) The Pogues.

5. When did Lew Welch enlist in the Army Air Corp?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1947.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the poem "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?

2. In what year does William Burroughs Junior go to visit his father in "Tales of Beatnik Glory"?

3. Who cuts off someone's fingers in the poem "Nova Express"?

4. Albion is another name for what?

5. The poem "The Night Is a Space of White Marble" describes a wild experience in __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bob Dylan? What contributions of his are in the anthology?

2. What literary and political allusions are in "Sourdough Mountain Lookout"?

3. Who is Gary Snyder? What settings appear in his work?

4. Describe Tuli Kupferberg and his pieces in The Portable Beat Reader.

5. Who is Ray Bremser? What is the subject of "Funny Lotus Blues..."?

6. What similes does Bremser use in the poem "Funny Lotus Blues..."? Why?

7. Who is Amiri Baraka? What contributions of his are in the anthology?

8. What literary or mythical references are made in "The Night Is a Space of White Marble"?

9. What political allusions does Diane DiPrima make in "April Fool Birthday Poem for Grandpa"?

10. How did the term "Beat" evolve into the late 50s and early 60s?

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