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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. Thompson arrived back from a tour of the Soviet Union and _____________.
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) Denmark.
(d) England.

2. According to a sales jingle quoted by Thompson, "We cannot tell a lie, our machines will ___ you into a bag so fast you'll think you went blind."
(a) Zip.
(b) Sew.
(c) Tie.
(d) Bind.

3. What "puts you out in the dark, which is more neutral" in "Mescalito"?
(a) The press.
(b) A window.
(c) A balcony.
(d) LSD.

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

5. In "Mescalito," what was "adjusting to this new stimulus like an old soldier ambushed and panicked for a moment"?
(a) The brain.
(b) The soul.
(c) The spirit.
(d) The body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson warned himself to stay away from ___________ during his mescaline trip in "Mescalito."

2. Thompson described the charwomen as prowling about the hotel like crippled ___________.

3. Whom did Thompson write of in Jerusalem in "Mescalito"?

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

5. On what floor was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?

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