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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kesey flee the Mexican authorities?
(a) He gets them to shut their eyes and he runs
(b) He gets permission to take a leak in a bush, then jumps on a train
(c) He gives them LSD
(d) He asks very politely

2. There is no greater calamity than the Red Tide in Manzanillo except:
(a) The Mexican Federales
(b) The Touristas
(c) The FBI
(d) The American Crazies

3. Kesey decides he wants to turn the world onto LSD through:
(a) A bus tour
(b) How-to Books
(c) A weekly newspaper column
(d) The Acid Test

4. Who did Black Maria originally follow to Mexico?
(a) Mountain Girl
(b) Kesey
(c) Jim Fish
(d) Zonk

5. What causes the Red Tide?
(a) Too much plant fertilizer
(b) Whale blood
(c) An explosion of Plankton growth
(d) Octopus blood

6. How much time does Kesey serve?
(a) Five weeks in solitary confinement
(b) Five months under house arrest
(c) Six months in a maximum security prison
(d) Five months on a working farm

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

8. What does Sandy want the Ampex for?
(a) He doesn't like people using his equipment without him around
(b) To raise money for his medical bills
(c) He wants to start a recording studio
(d) He wants to use it for another project

9. What is Black Maria's real name?
(a) Carolyn Hannah
(b) Carol Sayer Bager
(c) Carolyn Johnson
(d) Maria de la Puente

10. Kesey decides to return to the U.S. through what entry point?
(a) New York
(b) Brownsville, Texas
(c) Long Beach
(d) Tijuana

11. If Kesey goes back to the U.S. he'll be imprisoned. What do the rest of the group have to look forward to?
(a) Nothing
(b) The Warehouse and the Gas station
(c) Jobs and families
(d) Being taken over by the Leary group

12. How does Mountain Girl appear in court?
(a) Slim, not visibly pregnant and in a long, covering dress
(b) Pregnant in a witch's outfit
(c) Pregnant in a loose-fitting dress
(d) Very pregnant and in a very short red dress

13. Does Kesey give the Ampex to Sandy?
(a) Yes, but not right away
(b) No
(c) Kesey doesn't even know what an Ampex is
(d) Yes

14. What do Kesey, Zonker and Hagen drive to the meeting point?
(a) A pickup truck
(b) A Volkswagen bus
(c) An old car with no windows
(d) A Ford Mustang

15. How does one pass the acid test?
(a) By taking LSD and not freaking out
(b) They have to get a job offer while tripping
(c) By taking DMT with LSD
(d) They have to score 90 percent or more on the exit exam

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kesey's alias in Guadalajara?

2. Who goes to Mexico with Kesey?

3. Back in Manzanillo, who sits in jail?

4. After his horrible trip, Owsley threatens to:

5. Who came up with the idea for the Trips Festival of 1966?

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