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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. Why is Thompson uncomfortable in a car full of narcotics in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) He wants to keep his lawyer sober.
(b) He does not have narcotics in his car.
(c) He knows he needs to keep his head clear.
(d) Las Vegas has harsh drug laws.

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

3. 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 does not see the light.
(c) He is being chased by a police officer.
(d) He has fallen into a drug coma.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thompson do while he is drinking at the end of Part 1, Chapter 5?

2. What kind of race is the Mint 400?

3. Why does Thompson begin driving faster after the lawyer pulls out a gun in Part 1?

4. What kind of vehicle is provided for the journalists in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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