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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Kesey and his cohorts wear?
(a) Colorful aprons
(b) White painter's overalls
(c) Overalls with pieces of the American flag sewn into them
(d) Black overalls

2. What happens after the bust on La Honda?
(a) The Pranksters's popularity plummets
(b) Kesey and Page Browning are charged with pot possession and the Pranksters' popularity increases
(c) The government seizes the land and imprisons the group
(d) Kesey is charged with tax fraud and is taken into custody

3. When Wolfe enters the Warehouse, he mentions a banner that says:
(a) Cops Should Try This
(b) Outsiders Welcome
(c) Acid Test Graduation
(d) Outsiders Graduate after Pranksters

4. What style of writing does Wolfe describe he's using in telling this story?
(a) Hysterical Journalism
(b) Hysterical Realism
(c) Simple prose
(d) Magical Realism

5. Sandy believes that Kesey is most interested in the forest as:
(a) A mysterious place where dreams would be interpreted in a natural way
(b) A fantastic stage setting where everyday would be a happening as an art form
(c) A source of paper for his writing
(d) A source of heating material

6. Is the intersubjectivity for the group the same on the bus and off the bus?
(a) Yes, completely
(b) It's exactly the same on and off the bus
(c) It depends on the temperature outside the bus
(d) No

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

8. Why is Neal Cassady well-known?
(a) Jack Kerouac based a character on him in On the Road.
(b) He is a famous author
(c) He is Jack Kerouac's brother
(d) He is a rock star

9. What do the Pranksters do ahead of the arrival of the police?
(a) They put up large signs that mock the police to let them know they're coming
(b) They change their appearance completely
(c) They burn the house down
(d) They empty the house and flee into the woods

10. What do the Pranksters believe about people living the "straight" life?
(a) They are good people but not interesting
(b) They are involved in games and not conscious of them
(c) They play high-tech games that they don't understand
(d) They pretend they are smart and they are not

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

12. Do Kesey and the crew talk much about the experience on the bus?
(a) No
(b) Only off-camera so no one knows what they're saying
(c) Only to Tom Wolfe but off-record
(d) Yes, all the time

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

14. What is the Bladder Totem?
(a) A pole that helps open the bathroom door
(b) A talisman that looks like a bladder
(c) A native American talisman
(d) A bathroom key attached to a gas can

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As the conference progresses, what becomes more interesting to Kesey?

2. When Kesey returns to SF from jail, what does he see and describes to Wolfe?

3. What has the Vietnam vet Babbs written and shown to Wolfe?

4. What is Unauthorized Acid?

5. How do Kesey and his crew travel?

(see the answer keys)

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