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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. Why is the girl with the attorney at the Hotel Flamingo not at home?
(a) She works at the hotel.
(b) She is an adult.
(c) She is on vacation.
(d) She is a run away.

2. What does Thompson suggest to the attorney they do with the girl the attorney brought with him to the Hotel Flamingo?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Use her as a prostitute at the seminar.
(c) Send her back to work.
(d) Call her parents.

3. Why does the attorney run a red light in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) He is being chased by a police officer.
(b) He has fallen into a drug coma.
(c) He does not see the light.
(d) He wants to get to the restaurant before six.

4. How did Diane Hamby, whose body is stuffed in a refrigerator, die, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
(a) The cause of death is unknown.
(b) An overdose of heroin.
(c) She took an overdose of pills and climbed in the refrigerator.
(d) She was murdered.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thompson tell the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk about Lucy?

2. Why does Thompson get a telegram in Part 1, Chapter 10?

3. When are Thompson and the lawyer at the track at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. What does Thompson have that helps his memories of the Saturday night before the race?

5. What do Thompson and the attorney ultimately do with the girl the attorney brought with him to the Hotel Flamingo?

(see the answer key)

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