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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sign do the Pranksters put up at La Honda?
(a) The Merry Pranksters Prefer the Rolling Stones
(b) Coming Soon: The Beatles Test
(c) No Rock Bands Allowed on Premises
(d) The Merry Pranksters Welcome the Beatles

2. Do all of the Pranksters think giving out laced Kool-Aid without telling people is a good idea?
(a) No
(b) Yes
(c) They don't comment on that
(d) They don't care because people will try it anyway

3. In what format is this chapter written?
(a) Free verse poetry
(b) Outline
(c) Shakespearan sonnet
(d) Haiku

4. Who gives a first-hand account of the Kool-Aid Acid Test?
(a) Clair Danes, an actress
(b) Clair Brush, a journalist
(c) Clarence Brush, a novelist
(d) The Blair Witch guy

5. Do the Pranksters believe in anti-war rallies?
(a) No
(b) It depends on the war in question
(c) They are not political and unaware of wars
(d) Yes

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

7. Why are people disappointed in Kesey after the trial?
(a) They think he sold out to avoid jail
(b) They thought he was going to testify using a harmonica
(c) They discover he was a fraud
(d) They think he's going to work for the government

8. Who goes to Mexico with Kesey?
(a) Boise, Zonker and Jim Fish
(b) Sandy and Babbs
(c) Zonker and Babbs
(d) Mountain Girl and Jerry Garcia

9. What is Kesey's alias in Guadalajara?
(a) Sol Almande, or Salamander
(b) Diablo, or the Devil
(c) Jerry Garcia
(d) Guadalupe

10. Where do Kesey and friends get their visas to Mexico?
(a) Tijuana
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) San Francisco
(d) Sonoita

11. 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 stands on the stage and says nothing
(c) He plays
(d) He plays

12. 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) Being taken over by the Leary group
(c) The Warehouse and the Gas station
(d) Jobs and families

13. Instead of fleeing, Kesey decides to:
(a) Stay in Mexico and start the Mexican Pranksters
(b) Invite the Mexican officer to a party, the first Mexican Acid Test
(c) Stay in Mexico and assume a new identity
(d) Turn himself into the Mexican authorities

14. How much does the Trips Festival gross in three days?
(a) Twelve thousand five hundred dollars
(b) One hundred twenty five thousand dollars
(c) Twelve hundred and five dollars
(d) Twelve dollars and five cents

15. Who ordered a search of Puerto Vallarta after reports surfaced of Kesey's whereabouts?
(a) The CIA
(b) The San Francisco police
(c) The FBI
(d) Chief Arturo Martinez Garza of the Mexican Federales

Short Answer Questions

1. Who prevents the Pranksters from holding Graduation at Winterland?

2. How does Mountain Girl appear in court?

3. Many people in the area think the Pranksters are from:

4. How does Cassady drive the Mexican undercover officer away?

5. Why do people go to Kesey's property after the Concert?

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