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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XVI The Frozen Jug Band.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Kesey's novel received?
(a) Mixed reviews
(b) Very well
(c) Not well at all
(d) No one read it because it was never published

2. What is Perry Lane?
(a) A street in La Honda, California where Kesey bought a house
(b) It's the name of the warehouse
(c) It's a mythical street made famous in a Beatles song
(d) Stanford's Bohemian quarter, where Kesey eventually lived while studying at Stanford

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

4. Who do the Pranksters invite to La Honda?
(a) Forty Hell's Angels
(b) The Leary group
(c) Reporters
(d) Angelic Children

5. Where was Kesey born and raised?
(a) In La Honda, California
(b) No one really knows and he won't tell.
(c) La Junta, Colorado. Raised in Springfield, Oregon.
(d) In Portland, Oregon

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zonker save himself in the water when he's surrounded by suspicious black men?

2. How does the crowd react to Kesey's remarks?

3. What do the Angels like about Allen Ginsburg?

4. What route do the Pranksters take back to California?

5. To whom does Kesey compare Paul Jacobs, one of the previous speakers?

(see the answer key)

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