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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are some of the regular features of life at La Honda?
(a) Arm wrestling on Wednesdays
(b) Day Glo paint on everything, Friday night dinners
(c) LSD-laced prayer sessions at sunrise
(d) Yoga classes three times a week to stay healthy

2. What famous literary figures show up at the Pranksters' party in New York?
(a) John le Carre and Joseph Heller
(b) Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg
(c) Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald
(d) Alexandre Dumas and Charles Dickens

3. How does Mountain Girl change as she spends more time as a Prankster?
(a) She reads more books and writes a few novels
(b) She gains a lot of weight, has trouble walking and sleeping
(c) She becomes less interested in expressing herself and eventually becomes mute
(d) Yes. Mountain Girl, for example, loses weight, becomes very beautiful, and gains confidence expressing herself

4. What kind of shoes do the Pranksters hate the most?
(a) High-heeled shoes
(b) Unshined shoes
(c) Black Shiny Shoes
(d) Black Matte Shoes

5. What drink is in the bus fridge and laced with LSD?
(a) Vodka
(b) Water
(c) Orange Juice
(d) Cranberry Juice

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the bust on La Honda?

2. What does Kenneth Babbs introduce to the new Kesey colony?

3. Does Kesey get to meet Leary?

4. How long does the Pranksters-Angels party last?

5. What literary form opens this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the Pranksters and the Angels similar? How are they different?

2. Why do the Leary followers dislike the Pranksters?

3. Do you think Sandy would have stayed with the Pranksters if he hadn't had a bad trip?

4. What distracts Wolfe when he is trying to listen to Hassler explain what the Pranksters mean when they talk about the games the straight world is caught up in?

5. Kesey moves his family and the Pranksters out to La Honda, California. Describe the new home.

6. At this point, are the Pranksters losing sight of their vision? Why or why not?

7. What do the Pranksters believe about people living the 'straight life?'

8. What was the original plan for the road trip to the east coast?

9. Why do the Prankster feel it's critical not to talk about their experience on the trip?

10. What happens when Kesey and Kerouac meet?

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