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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 crime do Thompson and the attorney tell the DA they speak to in the bar is sweeping the country?

2. What were the final charges made against the two drug dealers in Part II, Chapter 10?

3. What does the waitress think the American Dream might be?

4. Who, in Part II, Chapter 9, claims the manuscript has become indecipherable?

5. What story do Thompson and the attorney tell the Hotel Flamingo maid in Part II, Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the waitress at the taco stand in Part II, Chapter 9 believe when Thompson and the attorney tell her they are looking for the American Dream, and what does the cook say to them?

2. Why does Bruce Innes call Thompson, and what does Thompson do after he talks to Bruce? What is the outcome of the situation?

3. What happens when Thompson is checking into the Hotel Flamingo in Part II, Chapter 2?

4. Where does Thompson and the attorney sit at the first day of the convention and what are they each wearing?

5. Why does the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk accost Thompson and the attorney when they return to the hotel in Part II, Chapter 4?

6. What do Thompson and the attorney tell the DA from Georgia and what is the DA’s reaction to it?

7. What does Thompson and the attorney do with the girl in the hotel room in Part II, Chapter 3?

8. What happens when Thompson is at the car rental booth in Part II?

9. What changes in the narration in Part II, Chapter 9?

10. What happens with the Hotel Flamingo maid in Part II, Chapter 11 when she comes into the suite when Thompson and the attorney are there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thompson and his attorney consume massive amounts of drugs in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Discuss the destruction of property, the violence, immoral behavior and inability to behave in a socially acceptable manner due to the drugs the two men use. Use examples from the text to support your answer.19. Discuss the following:

Do you think most people want a happy ending in a book? Do you think Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas would qualify as a book with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fictionalized memoir and do you think Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Define plot and include the definitions of the most important elements of a plot. Does all non-fiction have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Give a brief synopsis of any important sub-plots.

Essay Topic 3

One of the recurring images throughout Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is violence. This violence is drug related, or part of the Vietnam War, or the conflict between the protestors and police. Much of the violence cited in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is in the form of Thompson reading newspapers.

Discuss what the author is attempting to say about America and violence. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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