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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. How do the young women at the conference react to Kesey?
(a) They find him bizarre and stay away from him
(b) They find him very attractive
(c) They are scared of him
(d) They find him intelligent but hard to look at

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

3. What is the name that Kesey gives his group?
(a) The Merry Pranksters
(b) The Merry Politicians
(c) The Jolly Pranksters
(d) The Leary Wannabes

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

5. What does Kenneth Babbs introduce to the new Kesey colony?
(a) Jokes
(b) Asian novels
(c) Pranks
(d) Fine cuisine

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Pranksters go to meet Leary?

2. After doing a lot of talking, Kesey emerges from the bus with what on his face?

3. What do the Angels like about Allen Ginsburg?

4. What do the Pranksters call their trip to Millbrook?

5. What famous actress does Doris Delay resemble?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Wolfe think the Merry Pranksters are odd?

2. Who is the subject of this book and why does Wolfe want to write about him?

3. Kesey compares this time in American History to what other time in ancient history?

4. What happens to the Pranksters after people hear more about their big weekend with the Angels?

5. What happens to Perry Lane in July 1963?

6. What starts to annoy the other Pranksters about Kesey at this point in their story?

7. Describe Wolfe's initial meeting with Kesey.

8. By the end of the Unitarian conference, the younger Unitarians are so taken with the Pranksters, what do they do?

9. Why do the Leary followers dislike the Pranksters?

10. What happens to Perry Lane when Kesey and his family return following the publication of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?"

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