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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. What kind of car are Thompson and his lawyer driving to Las Vegas?
(a) A Dodge Fury.
(b) A Chevy convertible.
(c) A Ford mustang.
(d) A Ford pick-up.

2. How many vehicles leave when the race first begins in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

3. What does Thompson do to keep the hitchhiker from getting suspicious as to the men’s condition in Part 1?
(a) He slips the hitchhiker a drug.
(b) Thompson pretends to go to sleep.
(c) He begins an explanation of why he and the lawyer are traveling.
(d) He turns on the radio so the hitchhiker cannot talk.

4. What does Thompson say they must get before they can leave for Las Vegas?
(a) Cocaine and luggage.
(b) A car and their astrology forecast for predicting their gambling.
(c) A car, cocaine and a tape recorder.
(d) A tape recorder, a gun, and some maps.

5. 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 tells Thompson that one has to find their own answers.
(b) He lies to Thompson.
(c) He hums to himself and does not notice Thompson.
(d) He slaps Thompson in the face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thompson tell his lawyer they must do before dark in Part 1, Chapter 4?

2. Where did Thompson have his first hits of LSD?

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

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

5. How much money was the man who talked about abusing his wife given when he was taken to the bus stop?

(see the answer key)

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