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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Thompson leave the lawyer in the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) So the lawyer can sleep off the drugs in his system.
(b) So Thompson can meet a woman from the bar.
(c) So Thompson can move the car to the hotel garage.
(d) So Thompson can clear up the misunderstanding with the photographer.

2. Why is the lawyer upset at the photographer sent for Thompson?
(a) The photographer made a remark about the lawyer’s brains.
(b) The lawyer does not want to have to follow the photographer and Thompson around.
(c) He does not like to have his picture taken.
(d) The lawyer thinks the photographer took a woman from the lawyer.

3. Why does the attorney pull the car off the road in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) He is getting sleepy.
(b) He wants something to eat.
(c) He pretends the car is broken.
(d) He is pretending to have a heart attack.

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

5. What kind of car are Thompson and his lawyer driving to Las Vegas?
(a) A Ford pick-up.
(b) A Dodge Fury.
(c) A Chevy convertible.
(d) A Ford mustang.

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

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

8. How does Thompson fend off the lawyer in their hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) With a can of mace.
(b) With the desk chair.
(c) With a bed quilt.
(d) With his suitcase.

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

10. What does Thompson say they must get before they can leave for Las Vegas?
(a) Cocaine and luggage.
(b) A tape recorder, a gun, and some maps.
(c) A car and their astrology forecast for predicting their gambling.
(d) A car, cocaine and a tape recorder.

11. Under what name is Thompson going in the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) Duke Jameson.
(b) Bobby Therman.
(c) Raoul Duke.
(d) Patrick Hardy.

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

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

14. What does the hitchhiker do when the attorney pulls the car off the road in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Takes over driving.
(b) Gives the lawyer a cup of coffee.
(c) Flees into the desert.
(d) Makes the lawyer a sandwich.

15. What does Thompson briefly think to do when the hitchhiker talks about the car?
(a) Nothing, the hitchhiker does not talk about the car.
(b) Let him drive.
(c) Leave him walking.
(d) Give him the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what does the lawyer pull out in the elevator?

2. What does Thompson tell his lawyer they must do before dark in Part 1, Chapter 4?

3. What does Thompson say the two men have to wear to Las Vegas?

4. How many years did Ali get sentenced to prison, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?

5. Why does Thompson begin driving faster after the lawyer pulls out a gun in Part 1?

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