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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. How does Kesey explain his philosophy about the war?

2. How does Cassady drive the Mexican undercover officer away?

3. How does the crowd react to Kesey's remarks?

4. What is Black Maria's real name?

5. What do some Pranksters think of Babbs's leadership style?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Zonker receives a telegram informing the group that the suicide note scheme didn't work, who spreads news that Kesey is in Mexico?

3. Do you think that Kesey went on his bizarre rant on stage because the Pranksters arrived late to the the anti-war rally with little reception?

4. Why did the Pranksters and their followers fall apart after Kesey's trial?

5. Although nothing happens with the Mexican undercover agent, what does his presence make the Pranksters realize?

6. Did Kesey seem to know his fate all along his LSD-Pranksters journey?

7. Following the success of the Trips Festival, what does Bill Graham do?

8. Do you think the Vietnam Day Committee understood what they were doing by inviting Kesey to speak?

9. What did you think of Kesey's re-entry into the U.S.?

10. When Kesey returns to California, he's in a strange state of mind. He says he's in the cops movie now. Does Kesey believe he's going to be captured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Were the Pranksters just being lazy by not talking about the experience on the bus? Or was it a good idea not to talk about it? Do you think that if they had started talking about their experiences with LSD on the bus things would have been different? If so, how so?

Essay Topic 3

Which group do you think was more serious about proving the legitimacy of LSD, the Pranksters or the Leary Group? Why?

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