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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XII The Bust.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ken Kesey's profession?
(a) Journalist
(b) Television show host.
(c) He has no profession
(d) Writer

2. When Kesey returns to SF from jail, what does he see and describes to Wolfe?
(a) He sees a city flourishing with life and wealth
(b) He describes how San Francisco has slipped into sleaze and poverty
(c) He sees a city that looks like New York
(d) He sees a city that looks more and more like Los Angeles

3. What does Wolfe compare to the Pranksters?
(a) A polygamist cult
(b) The Federal government
(c) The Army
(d) A massive psychological encounter group

4. What literary form opens this chapter?
(a) A bible verse
(b) A poem
(c) The lyrics of a Jimi Hendrix song
(d) A Walter Cronkite comment

5. Where does Kesey go to do graduate work?
(a) Berkeley
(b) Columbia
(c) Yale
(d) Stanford

Short Answer Questions

1. Kesey says some people are good at understanding themselves but not:

2. What does Wolfe find distracting about Hassler?

3. Where do the Merry Pranksters live?

4. Who were the main figures on Perry Lane?

5. Who is Gary Goldhill?

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