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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XVI The Frozen Jug Band.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what was the original intent of the trip?
(a) To see who could drive the bus best
(b) It was a great bursting out of La Honda into an unsuspecting America.
(c) To see who could drive best under the influence of LSD
(d) To get to New York as cheaply as possible

2. What drew the Hell's Angels to the Kesey?
(a) His comformist philosophy
(b) The marijuana charges against him
(c) His good looks
(d) His very expensive house

3. Do the the Merry Pranksters invite or include all LSD users?
(a) It's hard to say because they have no rules
(b) Yes, but only on Saturdays
(c) No
(d) Of course

4. Why does Kesey want to document the road trip?
(a) He wants to capture the amazing things that will happen while on drugs
(b) He wants evidence in case he has to go to court someday
(c) He wants to become a filmmaker
(d) He worries that his memory is fading

5. Kesey enters Perry Lane initially as a writer but eventually becomes what?
(a) A volunteer in a maternity ward
(b) A student nurse
(c) A volunteer in a research study on the effects of psyhoactive drugs.
(d) A volunteer at a shelter for battered women

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Sandy in this part of the story?

2. What do the Pranksters learn at a beach in New Orleans?

3. What is Perry Lane?

4. What route do the Pranksters take back to California?

5. Who is Sonny Barger?

(see the answer key)

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