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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mescalito, Pages 15 through 29.

Multiple Choice 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"?
(a) U.S.A. Today.
(b) Chicago Tribune.
(c) New York Times.
(d) L.A. Times.

2. Thompson wrote, regarding the order of the stories, that the dramatic tension should build like _____________.
(a) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
(b) Gone With the Wind.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) Bolero.

3. In the opening of "Mescalito" Thompson was full of pills, club sandwiches, and _____________.
(a) Jack Daniels.
(b) Old Crow.
(c) Jameson's.
(d) Evan Williams.

4. 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 Holtz family.
(c) The Bushmen.
(d) The Doctors.

5. What park did Thompson feel he was looking at in "Mescalito"?
(a) Grant Park.
(b) Bryant Park.
(c) Central Park.
(d) Cauley Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Thompson write of people howling over late deadlines in "Mescalito"?

2. What did Thompson write "is all that matters--except for the horrible scars" in the Introduction?

3. From where did Thompson write he had returned in the Introduction?

4. What were the police and ambulances scrambling toward as Thompson watched in the beginning of "Mescalito"?

5. What signal did the flower children wave at Thompson in "Mescalito"?

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