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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. Whom did Thompson feel like while conversing with the flower children in "Mescalito"?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Johnny Carson.
(c) James Farmer.
(d) Hubert Humphrey.

2. What date is the second entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) March 12.
(b) February 20.
(c) February 19.
(d) February 18.

3. In "Mescalito," if Thompson could get up and go to the bathroom, he would like to get a towel to hang over __________.
(a) The door.
(b) The window.
(c) The balcony.
(d) The television.

4. Who was screaming in the background of the headset on the plane in "Mescalito"?
(a) Gabriel Heatter.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Tom Waits.

5. What did Thompson worry he might wig out and demand in "Mescalito"?
(a) Water.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What park did Thompson feel he was looking at in "Mescalito"?

2. How many flower children walked below Thompson's window and waved at him in "Mescalito"?

3. The clerk at the liquor store asked Thompson, "Aren't you the guy who did that ______ thing?"

4. In the opening of "Mescalito" Thompson was full of pills, club sandwiches, and _____________.

5. What did Thompson claim he was not in his letter in the Introduction?

(see the answer key)

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