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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. What is on the news at the first hotel that disturbs the attorney?
(a) A piece about the Laos invasion.
(b) The swearing in of a new Supreme Court justice.
(c) A horror flick.
(d) Advertising for a rival firm.

2. What does the hitchhiker do when the attorney pulls the car off the road in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Flees into the desert.
(b) Takes over driving.
(c) Gives the lawyer a cup of coffee.
(d) Makes the lawyer a sandwich.

3. What kind of job does Thompson have?
(a) He is a banker.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a professional gambler.
(d) He sells cars.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Thompson and the lawyer when Thompson’s employer calls them in Part 1, Chapter 1?

2. What does Thompson do to keep the hitchhiker from getting suspicious as to the men’s condition in Part 1?

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

4. What does Thompson say they must get before they can leave for Las Vegas?

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?

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