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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Thompson decide in Part 1, Chapter 11 that he has two more hours before the law begins to look for him?
(a) No one does anything early in the morning in Las Vegas, even law officers.
(b) Check-out time at the hotel is not until noon.
(c) He can be out of Nevada in two hours.
(d) The maids won’t clean his suite for another two hours.

2. How is the girl with the attorney feeling when Thompson comes into their room at the Hotel Flamingo?
(a) Tired.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Nervous and tense.

3. In what condition does Thompson find his attorney when Thompson arrives at their room in the Hotel Falmaingo?
(a) Asleep.
(b) Depressed and tearful.
(c) Completely wasted.
(d) Sober and alert.

4. What does Thompson do while he is waiting for his car to be brought to him in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Plays a couple of slot machines.
(b) Reads a newspaper.
(c) Talks to a desk clerk.
(d) Talks to his lawyer.

5. How much money was the man who talked about abusing his wife given when he was taken to the bus stop?
(a) Fifteen dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Ten dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Thompson decide to leave Las Vegas in Part 1, Chapter 9?

2. Why does the attorney give drugs to the girl with him in the Hotel Flamingo room?

3. What does the police officer in Part 1, Chapter 12 tell Thompson to do?

4. Why does the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk decide to leave Thompson alone in Part II, Chapter 4?

5. What happens to the clerk’s face at the first hotel when Thompson is talking to her in Part 1?

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