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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. Who joints the second Acid Test party?
2. Do the Grateful Dead agree to play at this big party?
3. Why is Kesey planning to go to Mexico?
4. Who do the Pranksters suspect is behind their bust on the way to Guadalajara?
5. What do some Pranksters think of Babbs's leadership style?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. Is this a happy ending?
4. What happens to Kesey during the electrical storm on the beach?
5. What is it about the Red Tide that is so bothersome?
6. What is Kesey's response to an imminent arrest?
7. Why do you think Wolfe wrote this chapter in this free-verse style?
8. Where is Kesey and what is he doing at the end of this story?
9. What did you think of Kesey's re-entry into the U.S.?
10. What were your thoughts about the Pranksters giving laced Kool-Aid to people without telling them what was in the drink?
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
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
Why does Kesey oppose anti-war rallies? Explain how he demonstrates this point of view when he appears at a rally at Berkeley.
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