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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How much is Thompson given for his trip to Las Vegas?
(a) $700.
(b) $500.
(c) $300.
(d) $1,000.
2. What does Thompson tell his lawyer is the reason his lawyer should not come to the Flamingo?
(a) Thompson is not going to write anymore articles.
(b) Foreigners are not welcome there.
(c) The Flamingo's rooms are too small.
(d) He has left Las Vegas.
3. On what is Thompson and the lawyer getting high before they leave for Las Vegas?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Mescaline and Singapore Slings.
(c) Black Russians.
(d) LSD and cocaine.
4. What do Thompson and the lawyer do right before they leave for Las Vegas?
(a) Stop by the lawyer’s house and leave a note for his wife.
(b) Swim in the ocean and have breakfast.
(c) Go see a movie and sleep.
(d) Swim in the ocean and go see Thompson's mother.
5. Where do the journalists go after the race begins?
(a) To the bar at the race track.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) Back to their hotels, the race will last about seven hours.
(d) To the finish line.
6. Why was Muhammad Ali sentenced, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
(a) For beating his wife.
(b) For hitting a man on the street.
(c) For refusing to obey the draft.
(d) For cheating in the ring.
7. Where did Thompson have his first hits of LSD?
(a) In his brother-in-law’s house.
(b) In the Fillimore.
(c) In the Cow Palace.
(d) In Berkeley, attending college.
8. Where were Thompson and the lawyer when Thompson’s employer calls them in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) At Thompson’s house.
(b) In the Polo lounge.
(c) At the lawyer’s office.
(d) At the golf course.
9. For what does Thompson tell the hitchhiker he and the lawyer are searching?
(a) Thompson's son.
(b) He does not tell the hitchhiker anything, he is pretending to sleep.
(c) The American Dream.
(d) A new hometown for Thompson.
10. To what song playing on the jukebox does Thompson have a bad reaction?
(a) “Hey Jude.”
(b) “Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie.”
(c) “Bridge Over Troubled Waters.”
(d) “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”
11. Why is the lawyer upset at the photographer sent for Thompson?
(a) The lawyer does not want to have to follow the photographer and Thompson around.
(b) He does not like to have his picture taken.
(c) The lawyer thinks the photographer took a woman from the lawyer.
(d) The photographer made a remark about the lawyer’s brains.
12. What did Thompson decide to do after talking with the individual he gave as an example of long term drug use?
(a) Not ever speak to that person again.
(b) Stop smoking marijuana.
(c) Swear off all alcohol forever.
(d) Not use the drug that person used.
13. Why is Thompson not able to see the race?
(a) The cloud of dust from the racers is too thick.
(b) It has begun to rain hard.
(c) He does not have a good standing place.
(d) He has returned to his hotel.
14. What kind of shirt does the man who talks about physically abusing his wife wear?
(a) A Bud light t-shirt.
(b) A Harley-Davidson shirt.
(c) An American flag t-shirt.
(d) An Idaho campgrounds shirt.
15. Why does the attorney run a red light in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) He does not see the light.
(b) He is being chased by a police officer.
(c) He has fallen into a drug coma.
(d) He wants to get to the restaurant before six.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Thompson ask his lawyer to drive in Part 1, Chapter 1?
2. Why does Thompson decide to leave Las Vegas in Part 1, Chapter 9?
3. How many vehicles leave when the race first begins in Part 1, Chapter 5?
4. What does Thompson have in his hand as he waits for the police officer to come to his car in Part 1, Chapter 12?
5. Who brings a pink telephone to Thompson in Part 1?
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