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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thompson do to keep the hitchhiker from getting suspicious as to the men’s condition in Part 1?
(a) Thompson pretends to go to sleep.
(b) He turns on the radio so the hitchhiker cannot talk.
(c) He slips the hitchhiker a drug.
(d) He begins an explanation of why he and the lawyer are traveling.

2. How many vehicles leave when the race first begins in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

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

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

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) Check-out time at the hotel is not until noon.
(b) He can be out of Nevada in two hours.
(c) The maids won’t clean his suite for another two hours.
(d) No one does anything early in the morning in Las Vegas, even law officers.

6. What shirt is Thompson thinking about wearing for driving home in Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) A black T-shirt with a motorcycle on it.
(b) His ma, pa and apple pie American shirt.
(c) A hippie guru shirt.
(d) Red and purple Acapulco shirt.

7. Why does Thompson begin driving faster after the lawyer pulls out a gun in Part 1?
(a) Thompson is hoping to scare his lawyer.
(b) Thompson wants to see how fast the car can go.
(c) The lawyer said he is going to shoot Thompson.
(d) Thompson wants to arrive at the hotel before he is too messed up to drive.

8. What is the bartender wearing at the bar outside Las Vegas where Thompson has stopped at the end of Part 1?
(a) Shorts and halter top.
(b) A muu muu and overalls.
(c) A hippie dress.
(d) Blue jeans and sweat shirt.

9. Where were Thompson and the lawyer when Thompson’s employer calls them in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) At the golf course.
(b) At Thompson’s house.
(c) At the lawyer’s office.
(d) In the Polo lounge.

10. Where does Thompson get his credentials in Part 1?
(a) He carries them with him.
(b) At the local newspaper office.
(c) At the hotel office.
(d) At the press table.

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

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

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

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

15. What does Thompson have that helps his memories of the Saturday night before the race?
(a) A video of all the important events.
(b) The fact that his lawyer was with him the whole night.
(c) Cryptic notecards.
(d) A recording of everyone to whom he spoke.

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. What do Thompson and the lawyer do right before they leave for Las Vegas?

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

4. How long was Thompson able to keep his original decision never to use LSD?

5. What did the person Thompson mentioned when talking about the long term effects of drug use do when Thompson asked him/her a question?

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