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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIX The Trips Festival.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous literary figures show up at the Pranksters' party in New York?
(a) Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg
(b) Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald
(c) John le Carre and Joseph Heller
(d) Alexandre Dumas and Charles Dickens

2. What do the Pranksters introduce to the Angels?
(a) Morphine and Amphetamines
(b) LSD and DMT
(c) Guns and spears
(d) Orange Juice and Kool-Aid

3. How does Kesey explain his philosophy about the war?
(a) He says the only way to understand it is to trip on a lot of acid
(b) He plays
(c) He plays
(d) He stands on the stage and says nothing

4. 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 slept a lot and felt better not taking drugs
(c) He drank Sangria and was struck by lightning
(d) He found an old electric suit that reminded him of Elvis Presley

5. Why does Kesey want to document the road trip?
(a) He wants to capture the amazing things that will happen while on drugs
(b) He worries that his memory is fading
(c) He wants evidence in case he has to go to court someday
(d) He wants to become a filmmaker

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the author, what was the original intent of the trip?

4. What is the Bladder Totem?

5. What happens after the bust on La Honda?

(see the answer key)

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