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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 9 & 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk decide to leave Thompson alone in Part II, Chapter 4?
(a) He is frightened by the attorney.
(b) He is called away on a another task.
(c) He does not care what Thompson does.
(d) He thinks Thompson is a police officer.

2. What color is the vehicle that Thompson and his lawyer are driving to Las Vegas?
(a) Black.
(b) Silver.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

3. Why does the attorney run a red light in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) He has fallen into a drug coma.
(b) He does not see the light.
(c) He wants to get to the restaurant before six.
(d) He is being chased by a police officer.

4. What is the correspondent from Life magazine doing in Part 1, Chapter 5 that bothers Thompson?
(a) He is being too aggressive with a woman.
(b) He is trying to pick-up Thompson.
(c) He is drunk and slumped over the bar.
(d) He is snorting cocaine in public.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine in Part 1, Chapter 10 says they want a 50,000 word article from Thompson?

2. Where do the journalists go after the race begins?

3. At what kind of food place does Thompson and the attorney stop in Part II, Chapter 9?

4. What crime do Thompson and the attorney tell the DA they speak to in the bar is sweeping the country?

5. Why does the waitress in Part II, Chapter 8 tell Thompson and the attorney to leave the diner?

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