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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much is Thompson given for his trip to Las Vegas?
(a) $700.
(b) $500.
(c) $300.
(d) $1,000.

3. Why is Thompson uncomfortable in a car full of narcotics in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Las Vegas has harsh drug laws.
(b) He does not have narcotics in his car.
(c) He knows he needs to keep his head clear.
(d) He wants to keep his lawyer sober.

4. What is in the car Thompson has in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Souvenirs, drugs, alcohol and a gun.
(c) A woman Thompson met at a bar.
(d) Just luggage.

5. What does Thompson do to keep the hitchhiker from getting suspicious as to the men’s condition in Part 1?
(a) Thompson pretends to go to sleep.
(b) He slips the hitchhiker a drug.
(c) He begins an explanation of why he and the lawyer are traveling.
(d) He turns on the radio so the hitchhiker cannot talk.

6. Who does the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 10 think is paying Thompson’s hotel bill?
(a) His lawyer.
(b) Dr. Gonzo.
(c) Thompson.
(d) Raoul Duke.

7. Why would the warden in Carson City recognize Thompson?
(a) They went to college together.
(b) He has spent some time in prison.
(c) He interviewed him for an article.
(d) The warden would not recognize Thompson.

8. What does the lawyer do when Thompson does not do what the lawyer has asked upon returning to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Stabs at him with the letter opener.
(b) Poke him in the arm with his pen knife.
(c) Brandish his hunting knife at him.
(d) Threaten him with a gun.

9. What color is the vehicle that Thompson and his lawyer are driving to Las Vegas?
(a) Red.
(b) Silver.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

10. How did Diane Hamby, whose body is stuffed in a refrigerator, die, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
(a) She took an overdose of pills and climbed in the refrigerator.
(b) An overdose of heroin.
(c) She was murdered.
(d) The cause of death is unknown.

11. Where did Thompson have his first hits of LSD?
(a) In his brother-in-law’s house.
(b) In Berkeley, attending college.
(c) In the Fillimore.
(d) In the Cow Palace.

12. What does the police officer in Part 1, Chapter 12 tell Thompson to do?
(a) Keep his hands on the steering wheel.
(b) Get out of the vehicle.
(c) Put his hands on the hood of the car.
(d) Pull into the next rest area and take a nap.

13. Where do Thompson and the lawyer go to see the Debbie Reynolds show?
(a) The Desert Inn.
(b) Caesar’s Palace.
(c) The Thunder Head Casino.
(d) The Hilton Casino.

14. To what song playing on the jukebox does Thompson have a bad reaction?
(a) “Hey Jude.”
(b) “Bridge Over Troubled Waters.”
(c) “Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie.”
(d) “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”

15. What does Thompson have that helps his memories of the Saturday night before the race?
(a) A video of all the important events.
(b) Cryptic notecards.
(c) A recording of everyone to whom he spoke.
(d) The fact that his lawyer was with him the whole night.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thompson think he might find out who won the Mint 400?

2. What is on the news at the first hotel that disturbs the attorney?

3. Under what name is Thompson going in the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 10?

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

5. What does Thompson tell his lawyer is the reason his lawyer should not come to the Flamingo?

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