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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Thompson and the lawyer when Thompson’s employer calls them in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) At the lawyer’s office.
(b) At the golf course.
(c) In the Polo lounge.
(d) At Thompson’s house.

2. What does Thompson tell his lawyer they must do before dark in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Find a burlesque show.
(b) Call his house.
(c) Go to the Mint 400 racetrack.
(d) Try to earn some money at blackjack.

3. What does Thompson say the two men have to wear to Las Vegas?
(a) Cowboy-like outfits.
(b) Business suits.
(c) Clothing that looks like gang members might wear.
(d) Loud, showy clothing.

4. What do Thompson and the lawyer do right before they leave for Las Vegas?
(a) Stop by the lawyer’s house and leave a note for his wife.
(b) Swim in the ocean and go see Thompson's mother.
(c) Go see a movie and sleep.
(d) Swim in the ocean and have breakfast.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the clerk’s face at the first hotel when Thompson is talking to her in Part 1?

2. For what does Thompson tell the hitchhiker he and the lawyer are searching?

3. What is on the news at the first hotel that disturbs the attorney?

4. How much is Thompson given for his trip to Las Vegas?

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

(see the answer key)

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