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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. 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?
(a) She took an overdose of pills and climbed in the refrigerator.
(b) The cause of death is unknown.
(c) An overdose of heroin.
(d) She was murdered.

2. Who does Thompson mention when he talks about the long term effects of drug use?
(a) His lawyer.
(b) A doctor and former LSD guru.
(c) His brother.
(d) His brother-in-law.

3. Who brings a pink telephone to Thompson in Part 1?
(a) A clown.
(b) His sister.
(c) A dwarf.
(d) His girlfriend.

4. What does the lawyer ask Thompson to do when Thompson returns to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) He does not ask Thompson to do anything, he is sleeping.
(b) Throw the radio in the tub.
(c) See if there are any drugs in the ruined pillows.
(d) Talk to the man he has on the phone.

5. What magazine in Part 1, Chapter 10 says they want a 50,000 word article from Thompson?
(a) Time.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) Life.
(d) Newsweek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Thompson have his first hits of LSD?

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

3. What is Thompson wearing at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 6?

4. What does Thompson say they must get before they can leave for Las Vegas?

5. What bothers Thompson most about the people attending the narcotics conference?

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