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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what condition does Thompson find his attorney when Thompson arrives at their room in the Hotel Falmaingo?
(a) Depressed and tearful.
(b) Sober and alert.
(c) Completely wasted.
(d) Asleep.

2. How does Thompson think he might find out who won the Mint 400?
(a) Getting the local Las Vegas paper.
(b) Looking at the videos he took.
(c) Reading the L.A. Times.
(d) Calling his photographer.

3. Why does Thompson begin driving faster after the lawyer pulls out a gun in Part 1?
(a) Thompson wants to arrive at the hotel before he is too messed up to drive.
(b) The lawyer said he is going to shoot Thompson.
(c) Thompson is hoping to scare his lawyer.
(d) Thompson wants to see how fast the car can go.

4. What happens to the clerk’s face at the first hotel when Thompson is talking to her in Part 1?
(a) It turns into a moray eel.
(b) She blushes.
(c) Her face shows disgust at him.
(d) Nothing.

5. What bothers Thompson most about the people attending the narcotics conference?
(a) They are all men.
(b) They do not like homosexuals.
(c) They are all white.
(d) Their beliefs are completely opposite his.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the attorney pull the car off the road in Part 1, Chapter 3?

2. Why is Thompson uncomfortable in a car full of narcotics in Part 1, Chapter 6?

3. Why would the warden in Carson City recognize Thompson?

4. What does Thompson see in the carpet at the first hotel bar in Las Vegas?

5. Why is Thompson worried about his role in the narcotics conference?

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