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

2. What is the correspondent from Life magazine doing in Part 1, Chapter 5 that bothers Thompson?
(a) He is trying to pick-up Thompson.
(b) He is snorting cocaine in public.
(c) He is drunk and slumped over the bar.
(d) He is being too aggressive with a woman.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 9, what does Thompson read is a main conflict in the United States?
(a) Between the culture of the 1940’s and the 1970’s.
(b) He does not mention any conflict.
(c) Between the gays and the straights.
(d) Between anti-war demonstrators and police.

4. What does Thompson tell his lawyer is the reason his lawyer should not come to the Flamingo?
(a) Foreigners are not welcome there.
(b) He has left Las Vegas.
(c) The Flamingo's rooms are too small.
(d) Thompson is not going to write anymore articles.

5. Who does the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 10 think is paying Thompson’s hotel bill?
(a) Dr. Gonzo.
(b) Thompson.
(c) His lawyer.
(d) Raoul Duke.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what condition does Thompson find his attorney when Thompson arrives at their room in the Hotel Falmaingo?

2. What bothers Thompson most about the people attending the narcotics conference?

3. What is in the car Thompson has in Part 1, Chapter 9?

4. What does the hitchhiker do when the attorney pulls the car off the road in Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. What does the lawyer do when he begins to feel the effects of the mescaline in Part 1, Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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