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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 7 & 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Thompson and the lawyer go after they leave the Debbie Reynolds show?
(a) To their hotel.
(b) To the Encore.
(c) To the racetrack.
(d) To the Circus-Circus.

2. Where does Thompson get his credentials in Part 1?
(a) At the press table.
(b) He carries them with him.
(c) At the hotel office.
(d) At the local newspaper office.

3. What did the person Thompson mentioned when talking about the long term effects of drug use do when Thompson asked him/her a question?
(a) He hums to himself and does not notice Thompson.
(b) He slaps Thompson in the face.
(c) He tells Thompson that one has to find their own answers.
(d) He lies to Thompson.

4. Why was Thompson almost arrested in Part 1?
(a) He yells about reptiles in the hotel lobby.
(b) He did not pay for his drinks in the bar.
(c) He hit the lawyer.
(d) He relieved himself in the hotel lobby's planter.

5. Over what do Thompson and the lawyer get into an argument after the lawyer pulls the car over to the side of the road?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Over some spilled cocaine.
(c) Over picking up another hitchhiker.
(d) Over who is going to drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the journalists go after the race begins?

2. Where do Thompson and the lawyer go to see the Debbie Reynolds show?

3. What does Thompson briefly think to do when the hitchhiker talks about the car?

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

5. What is the correspondent from Life magazine doing in Part 1, Chapter 5 that bothers Thompson?

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