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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 5 & 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thompson do while he is drinking at the end of Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Watch a baseball game on the bar television.
(b) Talk to his mom on the phone.
(c) Take notes on what he has seen.
(d) Try to pick-up a female reporter.

2. Why does Thompson begin driving faster after the lawyer pulls out a gun in Part 1?
(a) Thompson wants to arrive at the hotel before he is too messed up to drive.
(b) The lawyer said he is going to shoot Thompson.
(c) Thompson is hoping to scare his lawyer.
(d) Thompson wants to see how fast the car can go.

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

4. 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.

5. How many vehicles leave when the race first begins in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thompson have that helps his memories of the Saturday night before the race?

2. What does Thompson tell his lawyer they must do before dark in Part 1, Chapter 4?

3. What kind of car are Thompson and his lawyer driving to Las Vegas?

4. Why was Thompson almost arrested in Part 1?

5. What does the lawyer do when he begins to feel the effects of the mescaline in Part 1, Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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