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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. Over what do Thompson and the lawyer get into an argument after the lawyer pulls the car over to the side of the road?
(a) Over who is going to drive.
(b) Over picking up another hitchhiker.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Over some spilled cocaine.

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

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

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

5. Where does Thompson leave his attorney at near the end of Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) The hotel lobby.
(b) In the car.
(c) In their hotel room.
(d) In a public restroom.

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. What color is the vehicle that Thompson and his lawyer are driving to Las Vegas?

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

4. Why does the attorney run a red light in Part 1, Chapter 4?

5. On what is Thompson and the lawyer getting high before they leave for Las Vegas?

(see the answer key)

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