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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of job does Thompson have?
(a) He sells cars.
(b) He is a banker.
(c) He is a professional gambler.
(d) He is a lawyer.

2. What does Thompson say the two men have to wear to Las Vegas?
(a) Business suits.
(b) Clothing that looks like gang members might wear.
(c) Loud, showy clothing.
(d) Cowboy-like outfits.

3. Why does Thompson get a telegram in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) His son has been arrested.
(b) He has another writing assignment in Las Vegas.
(c) His mother is in the hospital.
(d) His brother has been killed in Viet Nam.

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

5. Why is Thompson not able to see the race?
(a) He has returned to his hotel.
(b) He does not have a good standing place.
(c) The cloud of dust from the racers is too thick.
(d) It has begun to rain hard.

6. When are Thompson and the lawyer at the track at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) At sunrise.
(b) In the evening.
(c) At noon.
(d) In late afternoon.

7. How long was Thompson able to keep his original decision never to use LSD?
(a) One year.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Six months.

8. Why was a pharmacy owner arrested, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
(a) For having 100,000 pills missing.
(b) For private insurance fraud.
(c) For watering down prescriptions.
(d) For charging Medicare the wrong price.

9. What happens to the clerk’s face at the first hotel when Thompson is talking to her in Part 1?
(a) Nothing.
(b) She blushes.
(c) Her face shows disgust at him.
(d) It turns into a moray eel.

10. What did Thompson decide to do after talking with the individual he gave as an example of long term drug use?
(a) Not use the drug that person used.
(b) Stop smoking marijuana.
(c) Not ever speak to that person again.
(d) Swear off all alcohol forever.

11. What is the lawyer doing when Thompson returns to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Talking on the phone.
(b) Stabbing the pillows with a letter opener.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Taking a bath.

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

13. Where does Thompson leave his attorney at near the end of Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) In a public restroom.
(b) In their hotel room.
(c) In the car.
(d) The hotel lobby.

14. What kind of shirt does the man who talks about physically abusing his wife wear?
(a) A Bud light t-shirt.
(b) An American flag t-shirt.
(c) An Idaho campgrounds shirt.
(d) A Harley-Davidson shirt.

15. How much is Thompson given for his trip to Las Vegas?
(a) $500.
(b) $700.
(c) $300.
(d) $1,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What song is playing on the radio when Thompson takes over the car in Part 1, Chapter 4?

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

4. What kind of vehicle is provided for the journalists in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. To what song playing on the jukebox does Thompson have a bad reaction?

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