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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. What does Wolfe find distracting about Hassler?

2. Kesey, while working as a night attendant in psych ward writes what famous novel?

3. How does Wolfe describe Cassady?

4. Kesey says he wants everyone to do their thing and be Pranksters, but he also wants them to be:

5. Freewheeling Frank is a:

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Kesey mean when he says that New York is two years behind San Francisco?

3. After everything Wolfe had heard and researched about Kesey, when he finally meets him in jail, what does Kesey stress the most?

4. What do the Pranksters believe about people living the 'straight life?'

5. How do the Pranksters view the Beauty Witch's descent into madness?

6. Why does Hartweg have such a hard time understanding what the Pranksters have filmed?

7. What was the original plan for the road trip to the east coast?

8. What starts to annoy the other Pranksters about Kesey at this point in their story?

9. What is the significance of the Bladder Totem?

10. Why does Kesey refuse to tell people that they should STOP taking LSD?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do any of the Pranksters really know what to make of Kesey? Why do they find it so easy to follow him? Do they understand what they're doing? Or is it all fun and games for them?

Essay Topic 2

Ultimately, what was it about LSD that captivated so many people, especially during the 1960s? Do you think that people really emerged more enlightened after trying the drug?

Essay Topic 3

What happens to Beauty Witch? And what are your thoughts on how the Pranksters reacted to her madness? Did you think they were fair? Honest? Insensitive?

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