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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 is the bus?
2. How does Kesey explain his philosophy about the war?
3. Who takes over leadership while Kesey's in Mexico?
4. How does Wolfe describe Haight-Ashbury at this point in the story?
5. In an interview with the Chronicle, Kesey says he intends to:
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Babbs moves the acid tests to Los Angeles?
2. What were your thoughts about the Pranksters giving laced Kool-Aid to people without telling them what was in the drink?
3. Wolfe writes, "To Kesey, it was a hopeless flea-bitten desert he was fleeing into." What are some of the other descriptions Kesey uses to portray Mexico?
4. Is this a happy ending?
5. Is it ironic that Owsley, who makes LSD, has a such a bad trip that he 'fails' the acid test?
6. Why do you think Kesey denies Sandy the Ampex?
7. Where is Kesey and what is he doing at the end of this story?
8. Why did the Pranksters and their followers fall apart after Kesey's trial?
9. Although nothing happens with the Mexican undercover agent, what does his presence make the Pranksters realize?
10. Why do you think the Mexicans greet the Pranksters with "Diablo!"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Wolfe writes extensively in the chapter "Dream Wars" about the Pranksters' trip back to California and specifically, about Sandy's bad trips and paranoia. Is Wolfe a fair observer of what's unfolding in this chapter? Or, is he insensitive to Sandy's hardships? How does Wolfe view Kesey and the rest of the Pranksters and their reactions to Sandy's bad trips?
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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