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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. 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) Cocaine and luggage.
(c) A car, cocaine and a tape recorder.
(d) A tape recorder, a gun, and some maps.

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

3. How does Thompson fend off the lawyer in their hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) With a bed quilt.
(b) With the desk chair.
(c) With his suitcase.
(d) With a can of mace.

4. What does Thompson say the two men have to wear to Las Vegas?
(a) Business suits.
(b) Loud, showy clothing.
(c) Cowboy-like outfits.
(d) Clothing that looks like gang members might wear.

5. Why was a pharmacy owner arrested, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
(a) For charging Medicare the wrong price.
(b) For having 100,000 pills missing.
(c) For private insurance fraud.
(d) For watering down prescriptions.

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

4. What is the correspondent from Life magazine doing in Part 1, Chapter 5 that bothers Thompson?

5. Who does the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 10 think is paying Thompson’s hotel bill?

(see the answer key)

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