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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 does Norman Hartweg want to do with the Pranksters' film?
(a) Edit it and write about it
(b) Burn it so that it can't be used as evidence in a trial
(c) Send it to Norman Polanski to make a film
(d) Keep it in a safe place for them

2. What is "Tootling the Multitudes?"
(a) Telling the common folk that they were pretty cool
(b) To play people like they were music
(c) Serenading unsuspecting women
(d) Singing Broadway songs to people who can't afford show tickets

3. What happens to the Pranksters when they first take the bus on a test run?
(a) They drive it to Canada and realize Canada's a nice place
(b) They get stopped by a trooper but aren't ticketed
(c) They decide it's better to drive an RV
(d) It breaks down and they can't fix it

4. What route do the Pranksters take back to California?
(a) The midwestern route
(b) The northern route
(c) The same one they took to the east coast
(d) They go through Canada before re-entering the U.S. through Washington

5. What does Kesey discover at Stanford that changes the course of his life?
(a) LSD
(b) Marijuana
(c) Sleeping pills
(d) Honey

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Perry Lane?

2. How does Mountain Girl change as she spends more time as a Prankster?

3. What does Wolfe find distracting about Hassler?

4. Do Kesey and the crew talk much about the experience on the bus?

5. Who is most likely to understand Kesey and the Merry Pranksters?

(see the answer key)

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