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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. Where did Thompson live in the mid 1960’s?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Berkeley.

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

3. What does Thompson think is the way Lacerda returned to L.A.?
(a) Greyhound bus.
(b) Took the train.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Drove a rental car.

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

5. What does Thompson tell his lawyer they must do before dark in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Go to the Mint 400 racetrack.
(b) Find a burlesque show.
(c) Call his house.
(d) Try to earn some money at blackjack.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what does the lawyer pull out in the elevator?

2. Why does Thompson leave the lawyer in the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?

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

4. How did Diane Hamby, whose body is stuffed in a refrigerator, die, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?

5. Why is Thompson not able to see the race?

(see the answer key)

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