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

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

3. To what song playing on the jukebox does Thompson have a bad reaction?
(a) “Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie.”
(b) “Bridge Over Troubled Waters.”
(c) “Hey Jude.”
(d) “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”

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

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

6. What did the person Thompson mentioned when talking about the long term effects of drug use do when Thompson asked him/her a question?
(a) He slaps Thompson in the face.
(b) He lies to Thompson.
(c) He hums to himself and does not notice Thompson.
(d) He tells Thompson that one has to find their own answers.

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

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

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

10. What does the police officer in Part 1, Chapter 12 tell Thompson to do?
(a) Keep his hands on the steering wheel.
(b) Get out of the vehicle.
(c) Put his hands on the hood of the car.
(d) Pull into the next rest area and take a nap.

11. Why would the warden in Carson City recognize Thompson?
(a) They went to college together.
(b) He has spent some time in prison.
(c) He interviewed him for an article.
(d) The warden would not recognize Thompson.

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

13. Who does Thompson mention when he talks about the long term effects of drug use?
(a) His brother.
(b) His lawyer.
(c) His brother-in-law.
(d) A doctor and former LSD guru.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thompson have that helps his memories of the Saturday night before the race?

2. What is the bartender wearing at the bar outside Las Vegas where Thompson has stopped at the end of Part 1?

3. Why does the attorney run a red light in Part 1, Chapter 4?

4. How many vehicles leave when the race first begins in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. Why does Thompson decide to leave Las Vegas in Part 1, Chapter 9?

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