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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To whom does Kesey compare Paul Jacobs, one of the previous speakers?
(a) Hitler
(b) Mussolini
(c) General Tojo
(d) Ron L. Hubbard

4. How does Wolfe describe Haight-Ashbury at this point in the story?
(a) A circus
(b) A carnival
(c) A rival for New York
(d) A center for culture and design

5. What confuses the cops about the LSD "crazies"?
(a) They look so unhealthy, it's a miracle they're alive
(b) They look so healthy for people doing so much drugs
(c) They're so thin
(d) They look like zombies

6. At trial, what does the judge conclude about Kesey?
(a) He's a dragon and very dangerous
(b) He's not a dragon but he is a wizard
(c) That Kesey will change the world
(d) He's no dragon, just a jackass

7. How does the crowd react to Kesey's remarks?
(a) Wolfe describes them as going into a slump
(b) They're electrified
(c) Muted
(d) Wolfe describes them as ecstactic

8. What do Mexicans call the Pranksters?
(a) Dinero
(b) Diablo
(c) Saviors
(d) Guido

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

10. How does Cassady drive the Mexican undercover officer away?
(a) He punches him
(b) He scares him with talk of the devil
(c) He pitches a sledge hammer at him
(d) He yells at him

11. Why is it necessary for Mountain Girl to go to Poughkeepsie?
(a) She is accepted to Vassar College
(b) She's pregnant and can't be around the Pranksters
(c) She needs to take care of her parents
(d) She suddenly misses her hometown

12. Who prevents the Pranksters from holding Graduation at Winterland?
(a) Faye, Kesey's wife
(b) Bill Graham
(c) The Judge at Kesey's trial
(d) Kesey himself

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

14. Where is Neal Cassady's body found?
(a) Next to the Warehouse
(b) Beside a railroad track in Mexico
(c) In an alley and Haight-Ashbury
(d) Next to the Gas Station

15. Many people in the area think the Pranksters are from:
(a) Norway
(b) The Netherlands
(c) Germany
(d) Japan

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kesey plan to do to wreck the psychedelic movement once and for all?

2. Where is the bus?

3. What does Page discover?

4. What identity does Kesey take to reenter the U.S.?

5. Does the officer come to the party?

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