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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Babbs place his writing in the warehouse?
2. What literary form opens this chapter?
3. Do Kesey and the crew talk much about the experience on the bus?
4. What famous actress does Doris Delay resemble?
5. What do the Pransters call Kesey?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the Leary followers dislike the Pranksters?
2. Kesey moves his family and the Pranksters out to La Honda, California. Describe the new home.
3. What happens to the Pranksters after people hear more about their big weekend with the Angels?
4. Why does Kesey refuse to tell people that they should STOP taking LSD?
5. What does Kesey mean when he says that New York is two years behind San Francisco?
6. What is the significance of the Bladder Totem?
7. What starts to annoy the other Pranksters about Kesey at this point in their story?
8. What happens when Kesey and Kerouac meet?
9. Does Wolfe think the Merry Pranksters are odd?
10. Do you think Sandy would have stayed with the Pranksters if he hadn't had a bad trip?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What happens to Beauty Witch? And what are your thoughts on how the Pranksters reacted to her madness? Did you think they were fair? Honest? Insensitive?
Essay Topic 2
Ultimately, what was it about LSD that captivated so many people, especially during the 1960s? Do you think that people really emerged more enlightened after trying the drug?
Essay Topic 3
In the first chapter of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Tom Wolfe starts off first by talking about what he has heard about Ken Kesey, and then recounts his first meeting with the LSD guru. He also mentions meeting some of the other Merry Pranksters including Mountain Girl and Neal Cassady. Talk about the tone that Wolfe sets for the book from the start, and his style of writing, and whether this writing style is effective in capturing the story of Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.
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