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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. Despite his odd behavior and paranoia, what does Black Maria think of Kesey?
(a) He's the tallest man she's ever met
(b) He's the most unimaginative person she's ever met
(c) She thinks he would be a good politician
(d) He's the most magnetic person she's ever met

2. How does one pass the acid test?
(a) By taking LSD and not freaking out
(b) They have to score 90 percent or more on the exit exam
(c) By taking DMT with LSD
(d) They have to get a job offer while tripping

3. According to Wolfe, who in three years time will film an LSD bus trip through England?
(a) Timothy Leary
(b) The Beatles
(c) The Rolling Stones
(d) Babbs

4. What sign do the Pranksters put up at La Honda?
(a) No Rock Bands Allowed on Premises
(b) The Merry Pranksters Welcome the Beatles
(c) Coming Soon: The Beatles Test
(d) The Merry Pranksters Prefer the Rolling Stones

5. What is Black Maria's real name?
(a) Carol Sayer Bager
(b) Carolyn Hannah
(c) Maria de la Puente
(d) Carolyn Johnson

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kesey get money?

2. What is Kesey's alias in Guadalajara?

3. How does Kesey flee the Mexican authorities?

4. Who did Black Maria originally follow to Mexico?

5. What does Mountain Girl do after her trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Wolfe wrote this chapter in this free-verse style?

2. Where is Kesey and what is he doing at the end of this story?

3. What is Kesey's response to an imminent arrest?

4. In reading this chapter, what did you think of Kesey's attempt at having a final graduation?

5. What did you think when Kesey returns to La Honda after the concert and finds up to 400 people there?

6. Why do you think the Mexicans greet the Pranksters with "Diablo!"

7. Is it ironic that Kesey goes to the U.S. Consulate, isn't ironic and even gets money from one of the staff?

8. For all the things that Kesey hates about Mexico, at this point he discovers a very different side of the country and its people. What does he discover?

9. What were your thoughts about the Pranksters giving laced Kool-Aid to people without telling them what was in the drink?

10. What happens to Kesey during the electrical storm on the beach?

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