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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. Do the the Merry Pranksters invite or include all LSD users?
(a) It's hard to say because they have no rules
(b) No
(c) Of course
(d) Yes, but only on Saturdays

2. What does Kesey say happened to him in Mexico?
(a) He found an old electric suit that reminded him of Elvis Presley
(b) He drank Sangria and was struck by lightning
(c) He slept a lot and felt better not taking drugs
(d) That when he took acid in Manzanillo, he was struck by lightning suddenly had a second skin, like an electric suit

3. What has the Vietnam vet Babbs written and shown to Wolfe?
(a) A novel
(b) A picture of a Vietnamese war prison
(c) A letter from John McCain
(d) A gun

4. Where does the author Tom Wolfe first meet Kesey?
(a) In a library
(b) In the psych ward
(c) In prison
(d) In a coffee shop

5. What is Unauthorized Acid?
(a) Foreign LSD
(b) A big gulp, not the measured cup of LSD-laced orange juice
(c) Acid that hasn't passed FDA standards
(d) An amount not approved by the government

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Kesey get to meet Leary?

2. What do the Pranksters introduce to the Angels?

3. What drink is in the bus fridge and laced with LSD?

4. What is the Leary group's view of the Pranksters?

5. What literary form opens this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Wolfe's initial meeting with Kesey.

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

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

5. Why do the Leary followers dislike the Pranksters?

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

7. How is Kesey's second novel, Sometimes a Great Nation, received? How does Kesey react to the reviews?

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

9. What happens when Kesey and Kerouac meet?

10. Why does Kesey refuse to tell people that they should STOP taking LSD?

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