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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poem of Amiri Baraka's describes the black music scene in Newark in the early 1960s?

2. Where was Ann Waldron born?

3. In "Tales of Beatnik Glory," William Burroughs Junior writes about his experiences visiting his father in _______________.

4. Baraka's letter to "Evergreen Review" discusses whose rules for writing prose?

5. Where was Lew Welch born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is "Highway Ninety-Nine"?

7. What artistic and literary allusions are in "The Canticle of Jack Kerouac"?

8. Who is Philip Lamantia and what works of his are in the anthology?

9. Who is Frank O'Hara? Is he part of the Beat movement? What works of his are in the anthology?

10. Describe the irony of Peter Orlovsky's "Lepers Cry."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the works of poet Diane DiPrima. What stylistic elements are notable in DiPrima's work? What are her common subjects and themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of the novel Go and John Clellon Holmes' impact on the Beat Generation. What was the response of the Beats upon Go's publication?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the world events which directly or indirectly instigated the Beat Generation. How do the members of the Beat Generation view mainstream society? Why?

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