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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. Who is Sonny Barger?
(a) Sandy's cousin
(b) A novelist and motorcycle enthusiast
(c) A cousin of Sonny Bono the singer
(d) The president of the Hell's Angels, famous from the Hunter S. Thompson book

2. To whom does Kesey compare Paul Jacobs, one of the previous speakers?
(a) General Tojo
(b) Ron L. Hubbard
(c) Mussolini
(d) Hitler

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

4. How long does the Pranksters-Angels party last?
(a) Two hours
(b) Two days
(c) Two months
(d) Two weeks

5. What makes the Jug Band freeze?
(a) The sight of Kesey and his harmonica
(b) A combination of tear gas and drugs they've taken
(c) A combination of tear gas and really cold weather
(d) A combination of tear gas and fear

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Kesey born and raised?

2. Describe some of the young women who join the Pranksters on the bus.

3. According to the author, what was the original intent of the trip?

4. Kesey enters Perry Lane initially as a writer but eventually becomes what?

5. How was Kesey's novel received?

(see the answer key)

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