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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. In an interview with the Chronicle, Kesey says he intends to:
2. Who joints the second Acid Test party?
3. What does Sandy want the Ampex for?
4. Where do the Pranksters get their money from?
5. What is Richard Alpert's concern about the Pranksters?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were your thoughts about the Pranksters giving laced Kool-Aid to people without telling them what was in the drink?
2. Once again we see how Kesey controls the group. Describe how he does it this time at Muir Beach?
3. Why did the Pranksters and their followers fall apart after Kesey's trial?
4. 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?
5. What happens to Kesey during the electrical storm on the beach?
6. After Zonker receives a telegram informing the group that the suicide note scheme didn't work, who spreads news that Kesey is in Mexico?
7. Why do you think Babbs moves the acid tests to Los Angeles?
8. 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?
9. What did you think of Kesey's re-entry into the U.S.?
10. Is this a happy ending?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was your reaction to the gang-rape of the woman by the Hell's Angels at the Pranksters' party? What did you think of the way Wolfe portrayed this scene?
Essay Topic 2
Do you think the mixed, almost bad reviews of Sometimes a Great Nation hurt Kesey? Or did he sincerely believe that the bus was a new art form? What does he mean when he points to the bus and suggests it's a totally new art form?
Essay Topic 3
In the chapter "Cloud," we see the business side of LSD. How are Owsley and the Mad Chemist different? Is Owsley a visionary? Or is he just a shrewd businessman?
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