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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 do the Pranksters suspect is behind their bust on the way to Guadalajara?
2. What do some Pranksters think of Babbs's leadership style?
3. Why do people go to Kesey's property after the Concert?
4. Do the Pranksters ever see each other again?
5. Who joints the second Acid Test party?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Zonker receives a telegram informing the group that the suicide note scheme didn't work, who spreads news that Kesey is in Mexico?
2. Is it ironic that Kesey goes to the U.S. Consulate, isn't ironic and even gets money from one of the staff?
3. Why do you think Kesey denies Sandy the Ampex?
4. What happens to Kesey during the electrical storm on the beach?
5. For all the things that Kesey hates about Mexico, at this point he discovers a very different side of the country and its people. What does he discover?
6. Do you think the Vietnam Day Committee understood what they were doing by inviting Kesey to speak?
7. In reading this chapter, what did you think of Kesey's attempt at having a final graduation?
8. Why do you think Babbs moves the acid tests to Los Angeles?
9. Why do you think the Mexicans greet the Pranksters with "Diablo!"
10. What is it about the Red Tide that is so bothersome?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Kesey moves his family and the Pranksters to La Honda, people he used to hang out with on Perry Lane complain that this is no longer the old group of friends, but it's increasingly Kesey's trip. What were they noticing that was so different about Kesey? What was Kesey doing that indicated he was going to be the leader from this point forward?
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
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?
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