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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Thompson uncomfortable in a car full of narcotics in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) He wants to keep his lawyer sober.
(b) He does not have narcotics in his car.
(c) He knows he needs to keep his head clear.
(d) Las Vegas has harsh drug laws.

2. Where does Thompson leave his attorney at near the end of Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) In the car.
(b) In their hotel room.
(c) The hotel lobby.
(d) In a public restroom.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What magazine in Part 1, Chapter 10 says they want a 50,000 word article from Thompson?
(a) Time.
(b) Newsweek.
(c) Rolling Stone.
(d) Life.

9. What does Thompson do while he is waiting for his car to be brought to him in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Reads a newspaper.
(b) Talks to his lawyer.
(c) Plays a couple of slot machines.
(d) Talks to a desk clerk.

10. What is in the car Thompson has in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Just luggage.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Souvenirs, drugs, alcohol and a gun.
(d) A woman Thompson met at a bar.

11. 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) Nothing.
(c) Over picking up another hitchhiker.
(d) Over who is going to drive.

12. 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.

13. What does Thompson think is the way Lacerda returned to L.A.?
(a) Took the train.
(b) Greyhound bus.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Drove a rental car.

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

15. How does Thompson think he might find out who won the Mint 400?
(a) Getting the local Las Vegas paper.
(b) Reading the L.A. Times.
(c) Looking at the videos he took.
(d) Calling his photographer.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where do the journalists go after the race begins?

5. What happens to the clerk’s face at the first hotel when Thompson is talking to her in Part 1?

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