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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 9 & 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the waitress in Part II, Chapter 8 tell Thompson and the attorney to leave the diner?
(a) They will not pay for their food.
(b) Thompson has passed out on the table top.
(c) The attorney writes her a note on napkin.
(d) They are snorting coke on the table.

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

3. In the beginning of Part II, what does Thompson fantasize doing with his attorney’s gun?
(a) Killing himself.
(b) Shooting lizards on the highway.
(c) Shooting up the Red Shark.
(d) Shooting up a police station.

4. Why would the warden in Carson City recognize Thompson?
(a) The warden would not recognize Thompson.
(b) He has spent some time in prison.
(c) He interviewed him for an article.
(d) They went to college together.

5. What kind of race is the Mint 400?
(a) A dog race.
(b) A motorcycle and dune buggy race.
(c) A scavenger hunt.
(d) A horse race.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the DA from that Thompson and the attorney talk to in the bar?

2. What is the only word Thompson can make out from the speech on television in Part II, Chapter 5?

3. What does Thompson suggest to the attorney they do with the girl the attorney brought with him to the Hotel Flamingo?

4. What does the short cook in Part II, Chapter 9 give Thompson?

5. What does Thompson think, in the beginning of Chapter 12, is a real possibility for him?

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