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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What keeps the Pranksters together?
(a) Money
(b) Ken Kesey, drug use, and common beliefs about society
(c) Poverty
(d) Belief in the health insurance systems

2. Does Kesey believe that experiencing things in the present is really possible?
(a) Absolutely. He thinks he's living proof of living in the present
(b) He doesn't really care so long as he's having a good time
(c) No, because our senses have a time lag
(d) He's still unsure because the drugs haven't kicked in

3. What do people start to call Kesey's La Honda home?
(a) The Forbidden City of the West with Kesey as Emperor
(b) Windsor Castle with Kesey as the Prince of Wales
(c) A kind of hill-country Versailles with Kesey as Sun-King
(d) A shack in the mountainside

4. When Kesey returns to SF from jail, what does he see and describes to Wolfe?
(a) He sees a city that looks like New York
(b) He describes how San Francisco has slipped into sleaze and poverty
(c) He sees a city flourishing with life and wealth
(d) He sees a city that looks more and more like Los Angeles

5. Why does Kesey annoy many of the people who visit La Honda?
(a) He never has anything for them to eat
(b) He never says anything, just lets things happen
(c) He is very controlling
(d) He never turns the heat on

Short Answer Questions

1. What does MDT stand for?

2. What is a rule that Kesey establishes for travel?

3. What do Kesey and his cohorts wear?

4. Kesey says some people are good at understanding themselves but not:

5. Who are the Young Turks?

Short Essay Questions

1. At this point, are the Pranksters losing sight of their vision? Why or why not?

2. What is the significance of the Bladder Totem?

3. What is the final disappointment the Pranksters experience at Millbrook?

4. Describe Wolfe's initial meeting with Kesey.

5. How are the Pranksters and the Angels similar? How are they different?

6. Kesey compares this time in American History to what other time in ancient history?

7. Do you think Sandy would have stayed with the Pranksters if he hadn't had a bad trip?

8. After the Conference, someone describes Kesey as the "Prophet King." What are Kesey and his group being compared to? Is it a valid comparison?

9. After Stark Naked goes mad and has to leave the group, the purpose of the trip and the documentary become clearer. What is that purpose?

10. Why do the Leary followers dislike the Pranksters?

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