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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. Why does Thompson ask his lawyer to drive in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Thompson is having hallucinations.
(b) It is his lawyer's car.
(c) Thompson is sleepy.
(d) Thompson wants to work on his computer.

2. 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 slips the hitchhiker a drug.
(d) He turns on the radio so the hitchhiker cannot talk.

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

4. Who brings a pink telephone to Thompson in Part 1?
(a) A clown.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) A dwarf.
(d) His sister.

5. For what does Thompson tell the hitchhiker he and the lawyer are searching?
(a) A new hometown for Thompson.
(b) The American Dream.
(c) He does not tell the hitchhiker anything, he is pretending to sleep.
(d) Thompson's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what do Thompson and the lawyer get into an argument after the lawyer pulls the car over to the side of the road?

2. What song is playing on the radio when Thompson takes over the car in Part 1, Chapter 4?

3. What does Thompson see in the carpet at the first hotel bar in Las Vegas?

4. What does the hitchhiker do when the attorney pulls the car off the road in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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

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