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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 11 & 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Thompson leave the lawyer in the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) So Thompson can meet a woman from the bar.
(b) So Thompson can clear up the misunderstanding with the photographer.
(c) So Thompson can move the car to the hotel garage.
(d) So the lawyer can sleep off the drugs in his system.

2. What does Thompson think, in the beginning of Chapter 12, is a real possibility for him?
(a) Not being able to stay in Las Vegas.
(b) Being stopped by a police officer.
(c) Having his wife gone when he gets home.
(d) Having a physical and mental breakdown.

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

4. Who does Thompson say he sees in Baker?
(a) His lawyer.
(b) The F.B.I.
(c) One of the winners of the Mint 400.
(d) The hitchhiker they had picked up on the way to Las Vegas.

5. Why is Thompson not able to see the race?
(a) He does not have a good standing place.
(b) It has begun to rain hard.
(c) He has returned to his hotel.
(d) The cloud of dust from the racers is too thick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was a pharmacy owner arrested, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?

2. Why does Thompson decide to leave Las Vegas in Part 1, Chapter 9?

3. For what does Thompson tell the hitchhiker he and the lawyer are searching?

4. What did the person Thompson mentioned when talking about the long term effects of drug use do when Thompson asked him/her a question?

5. What does the police officer in Part 1, Chapter 12 tell Thompson to do?

(see the answer key)

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