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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII Unauthorized Acid.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What style of writing does Wolfe describe he's using in telling this story?
(a) Simple prose
(b) Hysterical Realism
(c) Magical Realism
(d) Hysterical Journalism

2. Why does Kesey annoy many of the people who visit La Honda?
(a) He is very controlling
(b) He never has anything for them to eat
(c) He never says anything, just lets things happen
(d) He never turns the heat on

3. What does Kesey say happened to him in Mexico?
(a) That when he took acid in Manzanillo, he was struck by lightning suddenly had a second skin, like an electric suit
(b) He found an old electric suit that reminded him of Elvis Presley
(c) He slept a lot and felt better not taking drugs
(d) He drank Sangria and was struck by lightning

4. Where does the author Tom Wolfe first meet Kesey?
(a) In prison
(b) In a coffee shop
(c) In a library
(d) In the psych ward

5. Where do the Merry Pranksters live?
(a) In a warehouse
(b) In a factory
(c) In a Victorian style house
(d) In a townhouse

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Perry Lane?

2. Does the Pranksters' way of life strike the author as odd?

3. Who were the main figures on Perry Lane?

4. When Kesey returns to SF from jail, what does he see and describes to Wolfe?

5. Who is Gary Goldhill?

(see the answer key)

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