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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. Where have Kesey and the Pranksters moved to?
(a) Seattle, Washington
(b) La Jolla, California
(c) Santa Barbara, California
(d) La Honda, California

2. What happens to the Pranksters when they first take the bus on a test run?
(a) They get stopped by a trooper but aren't ticketed
(b) It breaks down and they can't fix it
(c) They decide it's better to drive an RV
(d) They drive it to Canada and realize Canada's a nice place

3. Where do the Merry Pranksters live?
(a) In a Victorian style house
(b) In a townhouse
(c) In a warehouse
(d) In a factory

4. Who is Sonny Barger?
(a) Sandy's cousin
(b) A novelist and motorcycle enthusiast
(c) A cousin of Sonny Bono the singer
(d) The president of the Hell's Angels, famous from the Hunter S. Thompson book

5. What is Ken Kesey's profession?
(a) Television show host.
(b) He has no profession
(c) Writer
(d) Journalist

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the Pranksters invite to La Honda?

2. What is the difference between the drug culture of the early '60s and the late '60s?

3. What is Wolfe's reaction to Babb's writing?

4. What happens after the bust on La Honda?

5. Why does Kesey want to document the road trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the state of mind and general condition that leads Sandy to take the Unauthorized Acid:

2. What happens when Kesey and Kerouac meet?

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

4. After Stark Naked goes mad and has to leave the group, the purpose of the trip and the documentary become clearer. What is that purpose?

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

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

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

8. What happens to Perry Lane in July 1963?

9. After the Conference, someone describes Kesey as the "Prophet King." What are Kesey and his group being compared to? Is it a valid comparison?

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

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