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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. What happens when the Pranksters arrive at the seven-day Unitarian Conference?

2. What kind of shoes do the Pranksters hate the most?

3. After doing a lot of talking, Kesey emerges from the bus with what on his face?

4. According to the author, what was the original intent of the trip?

5. Does Kesey believe that experiencing things in the present is really possible?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Does Wolfe think the Merry Pranksters are odd?

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

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

5. What is the significance of the Bladder Totem?

6. Have the Pranksters broken away from mainstream society?

7. What happens to Perry Lane in July 1963?

8. Why does Hartweg have such a hard time understanding what the Pranksters have filmed?

9. What was the original plan for the road trip to the east coast?

10. What distracts Wolfe when he is trying to listen to Hassler explain what the Pranksters mean when they talk about the games the straight world is caught up in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Pranksters often talk about the outside world, the 'straight world.' In this chapter, however, when Wolfe asks Hassler to define what the Pranksters mean by the games the straight world plays, Hassler struggles to define it. What is Wolfe saying about this group and their beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

Many critics call The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test a "classic." Why do you think this book is called that? Do you agree?

Essay Topic 3

Do any of the Pranksters really know what to make of Kesey? Why do they find it so easy to follow him? Do they understand what they're doing? Or is it all fun and games for them?

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