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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII Tootling the Multitudes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what was the original intent of the trip?
(a) To see who could drive the bus best
(b) To see who could drive best under the influence of LSD
(c) It was a great bursting out of La Honda into an unsuspecting America.
(d) To get to New York as cheaply as possible

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

3. What does Cassady do when driving over the Blue Ridge Mountains?
(a) He doesn't put his hands on the wheel
(b) He sings opera very loudly
(c) He doesn't use the brakes
(d) He doesn't use the lights

4. According to Wolfe, what do the La Honda citizens call the Kesey colony?
(a) Ninnies
(b) Scholars
(c) Prophets
(d) Junkies

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What keeps the Pranksters together?

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

3. Why does Kesey want to document the road trip?

4. Who were the main figures on Perry Lane?

5. What has the Vietnam vet Babbs written and shown to Wolfe?

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