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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 is the effect of the drug Thompson takes in Part II, Chapter 5?
2. Who is giving a speech on the television in Part II, Chapter 5?
3. What does Thompson have to do at noon the next day after he takes the drugs in Part II, Chapter 5?
4. What does the cook say about the waitress’s thoughts on the American Dream?
5. Why does Thompson stop at the gas station with the White Whale in Part II, Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened in Aspen when Bruce was singing there one time?
2. What happens when Thompson is at the car rental booth in Part II?
3. What does Thompson read in the pharmacy parking lot?
4. What do Thompson and the attorney tell the DA from Georgia and what is the DA’s reaction to it?
5. What does Thompson do with the Red Shark in the beginning of Part II, and what does he do right after that?
6. How does Thompson feel when he returns to their destroyed suite at the Hotel Flamingo in Part II, Chapter 11?
7. 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?
8. What changes in the narration in Part II, Chapter 9?
9. How does the attorney keep Thompson from leaving Las Vegas in Part II, Chapter 5?
10. What happens between Thompson and the attorney and the waitress at the diner in Part II, Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The attorney fills a young girl full of drugs and then uses her sexually.
Discuss why what the attorney does with Lucy is rape and whether you think he should be prosecuted or not. Discuss reasons Lucy might have for being in the room with him. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
Fully explain why you think Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Where is fear seen in the book? Is anything loathed by the main individuals? Why might loathing be a word in the title?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss what you think are the characteristics of a successful book and why Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is or is not a successful book based on your criteria. Do you think the criteria for a successful book should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not
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