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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. According to Wolfe, what do the La Honda citizens call the Kesey colony?
(a) Scholars
(b) Ninnies
(c) Prophets
(d) Junkies
2. Where does the author Tom Wolfe first meet Kesey?
(a) In a coffee shop
(b) In prison
(c) In a library
(d) In the psych ward
3. Where do the Merry Pranksters live?
(a) In a warehouse
(b) In a townhouse
(c) In a factory
(d) In a Victorian style house
4. Does Kesey believe that experiencing things in the present is really possible?
(a) He's still unsure because the drugs haven't kicked in
(b) No, because our senses have a time lag
(c) He doesn't really care so long as he's having a good time
(d) Absolutely. He thinks he's living proof of living in the present
5. What does Wolfe find distracting about Hassler?
(a) He twitches his eyes constantly without a reason
(b) He is completely silent
(c) His plastic toothbrush case in his shirt pocket
(d) He's incredibly handsome
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Babbs place his writing in the warehouse?
2. What does Kesey do on stage that makes the Unitarians gasp?
3. What happens to Sandy in this part of the story?
4. What do the Pranksters do ahead of the arrival of the police?
5. What does Kesey have enameled on one of his teeth?
Short Essay Questions
1. Kesey moves his family and the Pranksters out to La Honda, California. Describe the new home.
2. What happens to Perry Lane in July 1963?
3. Why does Hartweg have such a hard time understanding what the Pranksters have filmed?
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. Who is the subject of this book and why does Wolfe want to write about him?
6. What happens to Perry Lane when Kesey and his family return following the publication of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?"
7. Why do the Leary followers dislike the Pranksters?
8. Kesey compares this time in American History to what other time in ancient history?
9. At this point, are the Pranksters losing sight of their vision? Why or why not?
10. What is the significance of the Bladder Totem?
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