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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 5 & 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of job does Thompson have?
(a) He sells cars.
(b) He is a professional gambler.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a banker.

2. What does the lawyer do when he begins to feel the effects of the mescaline in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) He throws up.
(b) He gets up on the stage.
(c) He passes out.
(d) He panics.

3. What is the correspondent from Life magazine doing in Part 1, Chapter 5 that bothers Thompson?
(a) He is trying to pick-up Thompson.
(b) He is snorting cocaine in public.
(c) He is being too aggressive with a woman.
(d) He is drunk and slumped over the bar.

4. What does Thompson say they must get before they can leave for Las Vegas?
(a) A car, cocaine and a tape recorder.
(b) A tape recorder, a gun, and some maps.
(c) Cocaine and luggage.
(d) A car and their astrology forecast for predicting their gambling.

5. Where were Thompson and the lawyer when Thompson’s employer calls them in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) At the lawyer’s office.
(b) In the Polo lounge.
(c) At Thompson’s house.
(d) At the golf course.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Thompson get his credentials in Part 1?

2. What does Thompson say the two men have to wear to Las Vegas?

3. Who brings a pink telephone to Thompson in Part 1?

4. What kind of vehicle is provided for the journalists in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. How much is Thompson given for his trip to Las Vegas?

(see the answer key)

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