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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On what is Thompson and the lawyer getting high before they leave for Las Vegas?
(a) LSD and cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Mescaline and Singapore Slings.
(d) Black Russians.

4. Why does Thompson decide in Part 1, Chapter 11 that he has two more hours before the law begins to look for him?
(a) He can be out of Nevada in two hours.
(b) The maids won’t clean his suite for another two hours.
(c) No one does anything early in the morning in Las Vegas, even law officers.
(d) Check-out time at the hotel is not until noon.

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

6. What does Thompson have in his hand as he waits for the police officer to come to his car in Part 1, Chapter 12?
(a) A beer.
(b) His license.
(c) A press pass.
(d) An I.D. that says he is a doctor.

7. What is on the news at the first hotel that disturbs the attorney?
(a) A piece about the Laos invasion.
(b) The swearing in of a new Supreme Court justice.
(c) A horror flick.
(d) Advertising for a rival firm.

8. Where did Thompson have his first hits of LSD?
(a) In his brother-in-law’s house.
(b) In the Fillimore.
(c) In Berkeley, attending college.
(d) In the Cow Palace.

9. What does Thompson say one should do if he is speeding and a police car turns on its lights behind you?
(a) Slow down.
(b) Pull into the median.
(c) Speed up.
(d) Stop suddenly.

10. Who does the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 10 think is paying Thompson’s hotel bill?
(a) Dr. Gonzo.
(b) Raoul Duke.
(c) His lawyer.
(d) Thompson.

11. For what does Thompson tell the hitchhiker he and the lawyer are searching?
(a) The American Dream.
(b) Thompson's son.
(c) He does not tell the hitchhiker anything, he is pretending to sleep.
(d) A new hometown for Thompson.

12. What highway runs from Las Vegas to Los Angeles?
(a) Highway 66.
(b) Interstate 15.
(c) Highway 1.
(d) Bakersfield Highway.

13. Over what do Thompson and the lawyer get into an argument after the lawyer pulls the car over to the side of the road?
(a) Over some spilled cocaine.
(b) Over who is going to drive.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Over picking up another hitchhiker.

14. Where do Thompson and the lawyer go to see the Debbie Reynolds show?
(a) Caesar’s Palace.
(b) The Thunder Head Casino.
(c) The Hilton Casino.
(d) The Desert Inn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was a pharmacy owner arrested, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?

2. What kind of race is the Mint 400?

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

4. Where do Thompson and the lawyer go after they leave the Debbie Reynolds show?

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

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