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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. Who does the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 10 think is paying Thompson’s hotel bill?
(a) Dr. Gonzo.
(b) His lawyer.
(c) Raoul Duke.
(d) Thompson.

2. Why does the attorney pull the car off the road in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) He pretends the car is broken.
(b) He is pretending to have a heart attack.
(c) He is getting sleepy.
(d) He wants something to eat.

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

4. Why does Thompson decide to leave Las Vegas in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) He is running up a large hotel bill and drug use makes him paranoid.
(b) His employer has another assignment for him.
(c) His job is done.
(d) A woman he met wants to see California.

5. Why does Thompson decide in Part 1, Chapter 11 that he has two more hours before the law begins to look for him?
(a) No one does anything early in the morning in Las Vegas, even law officers.
(b) He can be out of Nevada in two hours.
(c) The maids won’t clean his suite for another two hours.
(d) Check-out time at the hotel is not until noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lawyer do when he begins to feel the effects of the mescaline in Part 1, Chapter 6?

2. Why does Thompson ask his lawyer to drive in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

4. What does Thompson think, in the beginning of Chapter 12, is a real possibility for him?

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

(see the answer key)

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