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The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test Quiz

Tom Wolfe
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The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test Quiz

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1)

Does Kesey get to meet Leary? (from Chapter IX The Crypt Trip)

They pass each other in the hallway but can't talk
Yes, and they get along well
In a spiritual way, yes
No
2)

Why are people disappointed in Kesey after the trial? (from Chapter XXVII The Graduation)

They think he sold out to avoid jail
They discover he was a fraud
They thought he was going to testify using a harmonica
They think he's going to work for the government
3)

Do Kesey and the crew talk much about the experience on the bus? (from Chapter XI The Unspoken Thing)

Yes, all the time
No
Only off-camera so no one knows what they're saying
Only to Tom Wolfe but off-record
4)

What happens to Sandy in this part of the story? (from Chapter X Dream Wars)

He starts his own academic study of LSD at Columbia University
He stops taking LSD and decides he wants to leave
He loses control of himself, makes a scene and has to leave the group
He defects to the Leary group
5)

What does Wolfe compare to the Pranksters? (from Chapter XII The Bust)

The Federal government
A massive psychological encounter group
A polygamist cult
The Army
6)

What sign do the Pranksters put up at La Honda? (from Chapter XV Cloud)

The Merry Pranksters Welcome the Beatles
The Merry Pranksters Prefer the Rolling Stones
Coming Soon: The Beatles Test
No Rock Bands Allowed on Premises
7)

While briefly in jail, Kesey meets a kid with: (from Chapter XXVII The Graduation)

Magic Fingernails
Magical powers
A really bad temper
A tail
8)

Kesey moves with his family to: (from Epilogue)

Mexico
Oregon
Canada
Colorado
9)

After doing a lot of talking, Kesey emerges from the bus with what on his face? (from Chapter XIV A Miracle in Seven Days)

Women's makeup
A huge swath of adhesive tape over his mouth
Day Glo paint
The sign of the cross over his forehead
10)

Through a long quote by Joachim Wach, how does the author describe Kesey and company? (from Chapter XI The Unspoken Thing)

Insufferable and stupid
Interesting but he questions why he's writing a book about them
As a group that functions better than most families
As a group that has, for the most part, broken away from mainstream society
11)

Who did Black Maria originally follow to Mexico? (from Chapter XXI The Fugitive)

Mountain Girl
Kesey
Zonk
Jim Fish
12)

How does Kesey explain his philosophy about the war? (from Chapter XVI The Frozen Jug Band)

He stands on the stage and says nothing
He plays
He says the only way to understand it is to trip on a lot of acid
He plays
13)

What happens after the bust on La Honda? (from Chapter XII The Bust)

Kesey is charged with tax fraud and is taken into custody
The government seizes the land and imprisons the group
Kesey and Page Browning are charged with pot possession and the Pranksters' popularity increases
The Pranksters's popularity plummets
14)

Back in Manzanillo, who sits in jail? (from Chapter XXIV The Mexican Bust)

Hagen and Ram Rod
Mountain Girl and Black Maria
A bunch of Kesey devotees
Babbs and Zonker
15)

Describe some of the young women who join the Pranksters on the bus. (from Chapter X Dream Wars)

They wear nice suits and wear no makeup
They sit still on the bus and never move unless told
They wear baggy clothing and refuse to wear makeup
They wear little clothing and paint themselves in Day-Glo
16)

Did Clair know what she was drinking when she went to the warehouse? (from Chapter XX The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test)

No
She can't remember
She had an idea but ignored it
Yes, but she didn't care
17)

Where does Kesey get money? (from Chapter XXIV The Mexican Bust)

He finds it on the streets
The American Consulate
The Chinese Consulate
He works for a few days in a cafe
18)

Who 'fails' the acid test? (from Chapter XVIII Cosmo's Tasmanian Deviltry)

Freewheeling Frank
Babbs
Owsley, the famous LSD maker
Kesey
19)

How does Wolfe describe Haight-Ashbury at this point in the story? (from Chapter XXVI The Cops and Robbers Game)

A rival for New York
A center for culture and design
A carnival
A circus
20)

How much time does Kesey serve? (from Epilogue)

Five weeks in solitary confinement
Five months on a working farm
Six months in a maximum security prison
Five months under house arrest
21)

As the conference progresses, what becomes more interesting to Kesey? (from Chapter XIV A Miracle in Seven Days)

The phenomenon of Control
The sacraments
The older Unitarians
The need for religion in his life
22)

What stands at the center of the Hall at the Trips Festival? (from Chapter XIX The Trips Festival)

A massive statue of Kesey
The Pranksters' Tower of Control
A disco ball
A small version of the National Monument
23)

Who invites Kesey to speak at an anti-war rally at Berkeley? (from Chapter XVI The Frozen Jug Band)

The Trustees of Berkeley University
The Vietnam Day Committee
Some obscure group whose name is never revealed
The U.S. President
24)

Do all of the Pranksters think giving out laced Kool-Aid without telling people is a good idea? (from Chapter XX The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test)

Yes
They don't care because people will try it anyway
No
They don't comment on that
25)

What is the cause of Sandy's disturbing hallucinations? (from Chapter X Dream Wars)

DMT, which he took at Millbrook
The LSD that the Learyites used
Some cheap LSD he bought in New York
Thoughts of the DMZ in Korea
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