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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 9 & 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Muhammad Ali sentenced, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
(a) For hitting a man on the street.
(b) For beating his wife.
(c) For refusing to obey the draft.
(d) For cheating in the ring.

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

3. What does Thompson briefly think to do when the hitchhiker talks about the car?
(a) Let him drive.
(b) Give him the car.
(c) Nothing, the hitchhiker does not talk about the car.
(d) Leave him walking.

4. What does the lawyer do when he begins to feel the effects of the mescaline in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) He passes out.
(b) He throws up.
(c) He gets up on the stage.
(d) He panics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the lawyer doing when Thompson returns to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?

2. How long was Thompson able to keep his original decision never to use LSD?

3. What does the lawyer ask Thompson to do when Thompson returns to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?

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

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

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