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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. How does Wolfe describe Cassady?
(a) He can't because Cassady is impossible to get to know
(b) Bizarre. He speaks in a most unusual language
(c) A rock.The most dependable of all the Pranksters
(d) Not dependable at all

2. What keeps the Pranksters together?
(a) Belief in the health insurance systems
(b) Money
(c) Poverty
(d) Ken Kesey, drug use, and common beliefs about society

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

4. Who is Sonny Barger?
(a) Sandy's cousin
(b) A novelist and motorcycle enthusiast
(c) A cousin of Sonny Bono the singer
(d) The president of the Hell's Angels, famous from the Hunter S. Thompson book

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Pranksters learn at a beach in New Orleans?

2. What is the slogan that the Pranksters use?

3. What causes the Red Tide?

4. What does Owsley make?

5. What does Goldhill urge Kesey to stop telling people?

(see the answer key)

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