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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. What poem of Brenda Frazer's is included in the anthology?

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

3. Where did Frank O'Hara grow up?

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

5. In which song does Bob Dylan write about trying to get his piano fixed by a lazy, unionized piano tuner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is "Nova Express" about?

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

6. What is the subject of "Kentucky Ham"?

7. What is the subject of "Hymna to Archilochus"?

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

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

10. Describe the author and subject of "Poet of the Streets."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the singer/songwriter Bob Dylan and his works in the anthology. What influences of the Beat Generation can be seen in Dylan's writing?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the works of Allen Ginsberg. What is his most famous work? What stylistic devices does Ginsberg employ? Use examples in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How did the Beat Generation originate? What key figures began the movement? Where did they meet?

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