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

2. What does the lawyer do when Thompson does not do what the lawyer has asked upon returning to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Poke him in the arm with his pen knife.
(b) Brandish his hunting knife at him.
(c) Stabs at him with the letter opener.
(d) Threaten him with a gun.

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

4. What is the name of the bar in which Thompson is sitting on the outskirts of Las Vegas, in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) Mile’s Slots and Beer.
(b) Red Slot Pub.
(c) Wild Bill’s Café.
(d) Las Vegas Drinks.

5. What does Thompson say one should do if he is speeding and a police car turns on its lights behind you?
(a) Slow down.
(b) Pull into the median.
(c) Stop suddenly.
(d) Speed up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thompson tell his lawyer is the reason his lawyer should not come to the Flamingo?

2. What do Thompson and the lawyer do right before they leave for Las Vegas?

3. What is the bartender wearing at the bar outside Las Vegas where Thompson has stopped at the end of Part 1?

4. What does Thompson briefly think to do when the hitchhiker talks about the car?

5. What kind of car are Thompson and his lawyer driving to Las Vegas?

(see the answer key)

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