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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mescalito, Pages 30 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thompson back on the balcony to get while waiting for Oscar in "Mescalito"?
(a) The vodka.
(b) The pills.
(c) The beer.
(d) The ice bucket.

2. Thompson tried to focus on the sound of what musical instrument between ads during his trip in "Mescalito"?
(a) Tuba.
(b) Saxophone.
(c) Trombone.
(d) Violin.

3. Thompson wrote in the letter in the Introduction that he had been unable to be contacted by anyone but whom?
(a) The Animals.
(b) The Doctors.
(c) The Bushmen.
(d) The Holtz family.

4. In what city did "Mescalito" take place?
(a) Denver.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Las Vegas.

5. What liquor store did Thompson walk down to in the first entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) King's Cellar Liquor.
(b) Jackson Square Liquor.
(c) Pearl Street Liquor.
(d) Sisters of Mercy Liquor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper did Thompson quote with the line, "Kept authorities at bay for more than an hour, claiming to be George Harrison of the Beatles"?

2. Who was a civil rights activist, a leader of the American civil rights movement of the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and the initiator and organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride which eventually led to the desegregation of interstate busing in the United states?

3. According to Thompson, to the flower children in "Mescalito" he must have been seen as just another ________________.

4. What did Thompson write he didn't miss at all, most days, in the Introduction?

5. According to Thompson, "Singer sewing time is ____ minutes until eight o'clock."

(see the answer key)

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