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According to "Introduction to Cultural Rebellion: Mid-Twentieth-Century Voices," which statement best reflects one difference between postwar science fiction writers and writers of the beat generation?

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Postwar science fiction authors wrote to encourage society to prepare for nuclear war, while beat generation authors wrote to protest the Vietnam War.

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Postwar science fiction authors wrote to condemn the cultural ideal of the era, while beat generation authors wrote to satirize the cultural ideal of the era.

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Postwar science fiction authors wrote to warn society of the potential results of its values, while beat generation authors wrote to reject society’s values.

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Postwar science fiction authors wrote to celebrate technological advances, while beat generation authors wrote to embrace simple living and nature.

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Read the excerpt from On the Road.With the coming of Dean Moriarty began the part of my life you could call my life on the road. Before that I’d often dreamed of going West to see the country, always vaguely planning and never taking off. What quality of the beat generation does Kerouac express in this excerpt?

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a tendency to procrastinate

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a spirit of adventure

C

a need for security

D

a sense of impending doom

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According to "Introduction to Cultural Rebellion: Mid-Twentieth-Century Voices," which underlying theme is reflected in the writing of postwar authors across genres?

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the personal and political dangers of a society that values conformity

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the personal and political dangers of a society that values individuality

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the personal and political dangers of a society that lacks a strong military

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the personal and political dangers of a society that lacks a cultural ideal

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Read the excerpt from On the Road.One day I was hanging around the campus and Chad and Tim Gray told me Dean was staying in a cold-water pad in East Harlem, the Spanish Harlem. Dean had arrived the night before, the first time in New York, with his beautiful little sharp chick Marylou; they got off the Greyhound bus at 50th Street and cut around the corner looking for a place to eat and went right in Hector’s, and since then Hector’s cafeteria has always been a big symbol of New York for Dean.Which statement best describes how Kerouac’s use of syntax contributes to his writing style?

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Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing the intellectual quality of formal academic discourse.

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Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing the journalistic tone of a newspaper article.

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Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing the natural ease and flow of informal conversation.

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Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing the discipline and complexity of traditional literature.

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Read the excerpt from On the Road.One day I was hanging around the campus and Chad and Tim Gray told me Dean was staying in a cold-water pad in East Harlem, the Spanish Harlem. Dean had arrived the night before, the first time in New York, with his beautiful little sharp chick Marylou; they got off the Greyhound bus at 50th Street and cut around the corner looking for a place to eat and went right in Hector’s, and since then Hector’s cafeteria has always been a big symbol of New York for Dean.Which statement best describes how Kerouac’s use of diction and syntax define his writing style?.

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Kerouac’s use of people’s names and New York locations define his style as journalistic.

B

Kerouac’s use of slang and long, uninterrupted sentences define his style as unconventional.

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Kerouac’s use of complex vocabulary and well-constructed sentences define his style as literary.

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Kerouac’s use of accessible language and simple sentences define his style as natural.

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Read the excerpt from On the Road.I began to learn from him as much as he probably learned from me. As far as my work was concerned he said, “Go ahead, everything you do is great.” He watched over my shoulder as I wrote stories, yelling, “Yes! That’s right! Wow! Man!” and “Phew!” and wiped his face with his handkerchief. “Man, wow, there’s so many things to do, so many things to write!”What does this excerpt demonstrate about the culture of the beat generation?

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Beats valued material things.

B

Beats valued self-expression.

C

Beats valued new technology.

D

Beats valued family traditions.

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Read the excerpt from On the Road.In those days he really didn’t know what he was talking about; that is to say, he was a young jailkid all hung-up on the wonderful possibilities of becoming a real intellectual, and he liked to talk in the tone and using the words, but in a jumbled way, that he had heard from “real intellectuals”—although, mind you, he wasn’t so naïve as that in all other things, and it took him just a few months with Carlo Marx to become completely in there with all the terms and jargon. Which is a key feature of Kerouac’s syntax that contributes to his writing style?

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the use of contrasting, varied sentences

B

the use of long, uninterrupted sentences

C

the use of short, direct sentences

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the use of unpunctuated, experimental sentences

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Read the excerpt from On the Road.As we rode in the bus in the weird phosphorescent void of the Lincoln Tunnel we leaned on each other with fingers waving and yelled and talked excitedly, and I was beginning to get the bug like Dean. He was simply a youth tremendously excited with life, and though he was a con-man, he was only conning because he wanted so much to live and to get involved with people who would otherwise pay no attention to him. Which statement best explains the effect of Kerouac’s syntax on his writing style?

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Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing a slow, methodical style that reflects the seriousness of the moment.

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Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing an intense, compact style that reflects the profoundness of the moment.

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Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing a an elegant, classic style that reflects the formality of the moment.

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Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing a fast, animated style that reflects the thrill of the moment.

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Read the excerpt from On the Road.I began to learn from him as much as he probably learned from me. As far as my work was concerned he said, “Go ahead, everything you do is great.” He watched over my shoulder as I wrote stories, yelling, “Yes! That’s right! Wow! Man!” and “Phew!” and wiped his face with his handkerchief. “Man, wow, there’s so many things to do, so many things to write!”What does this excerpt demonstrate about Kerouac’s connection to the literary movement of the beat generation?

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Kerouac expresses original ideas and viewpoints that are exciting to read.

B

Kerouac imitates the style of authors whose books he read in his youth.

C

Kerouac uses intricate layers of symbolism to present old ideas in new ways.

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Kerouac depicts a disturbing and bleak picture of future American societies.

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Read the excerpt from On the Road.In those days he really didn’t know what he was talking about; that is to say, he was a young jailkid all hung-up on the wonderful possibilities of becoming a real intellectual, and he liked to talk in the tone and using the words, but in a jumbled way, that he had heard from “real intellectuals”—although, mind you, he wasn’t so naïve as that in all other things, and it took him just a few months with Carlo Marx to become completely in there with all the terms and jargon. What does this excerpt demonstrate about the culture of the beat generation?

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Beats were often young people who had spent time in jail.

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Beats remained detached from the world around them.

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Beats wanted to fit into society’s traditional way of life.

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Beats developed their own unique way of communicating.

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