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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXIII The Red Tide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the main figures on Perry Lane?
(a) Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg
(b) Robin Givens and Gwen Stefani, entertainers
(c) Robert Redford and Paul Newman
(d) Robin White and Gwen Davis, novelists

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

3. Does Kesey believe that experiencing things in the present is really possible?
(a) He's still unsure because the drugs haven't kicked in
(b) He doesn't really care so long as he's having a good time
(c) Absolutely. He thinks he's living proof of living in the present
(d) No, because our senses have a time lag

4. What does Goldhill urge Kesey to stop telling people?
(a) That they should cease use of LSD
(b) That LSD isn't good for kids
(c) That legislation is needed to prohibit LSD
(d) That he's actually Timothy Leary

5. What happens when the Pranksters arrive at the seven-day Unitarian Conference?
(a) They offend everyone
(b) They are popular with everyone
(c) They discover they like organized religion
(d) They offend the older Unitarians and intrigue the younger ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wolfe describe Cassady?

2. Who ordered a search of Puerto Vallarta after reports surfaced of Kesey's whereabouts?

3. What happens to the Beauty Witch when the group reaches Houston?

4. Where does the author Tom Wolfe first meet Kesey?

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

(see the answer key)

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