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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. Do Kesey and the crew talk much about the experience on the bus?
(a) Only off-camera so no one knows what they're saying
(b) No
(c) Only to Tom Wolfe but off-record
(d) Yes, all the time

2. What does Wolfe compare Kesey and the Pranksters to?
(a) A CEO and his staff
(b) A lead singer and his band
(c) A religious leader and his followers
(d) An anchorman and his reporters

3. What is the Leary group's view of the Pranksters?
(a) They're impressed and hope they return soon
(b) They're a group of California crazies
(c) They have bad taste in clothing
(d) They're too quiet

4. What happens after the bust on La Honda?
(a) The government seizes the land and imprisons the group
(b) Kesey is charged with tax fraud and is taken into custody
(c) The Pranksters's popularity plummets
(d) Kesey and Page Browning are charged with pot possession and the Pranksters' popularity increases

5. What do the Pranksters learn at a beach in New Orleans?
(a) That it's segregated and for Blacks only
(b) That they thought they were in Alabama
(c) It's polluted and will make them sick
(d) They will have to make the rest of the trip on foot

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kesey have enameled on one of his teeth?

2. Who were the main figures on Perry Lane?

3. How does Mountain Girl change as she spends more time as a Prankster?

4. Through a long quote by Joachim Wach, how does the author describe Kesey and company?

5. When Wolfe enters the Warehouse, he mentions a banner that says:

Short Essay Questions

1. After Stark Naked goes mad and has to leave the group, the purpose of the trip and the documentary become clearer. What is that purpose?

2. What happens to the Pranksters after people hear more about their big weekend with the Angels?

3. How do the Pranksters view the Beauty Witch's descent into madness?

4. Kesey moves his family and the Pranksters out to La Honda, California. Describe the new home.

5. Does Wolfe think the Merry Pranksters are odd?

6. What does Kesey mean when he says that New York is two years behind San Francisco?

7. What do the Pranksters believe about people living the 'straight life?'

8. What is the significance of the Bladder Totem?

9. At this point, are the Pranksters losing sight of their vision? Why or why not?

10. How is Kesey's second novel, Sometimes a Great Nation, received? How does Kesey react to the reviews?

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