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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what does the lawyer pull out in the elevator?
(a) A Magnum .357.
(b) A switchblade.
(c) A razor sharp hunting knife.
(d) A pen knife.

2. What song is playing on the radio when Thompson takes over the car in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) “Give Peace a Chance.”
(b) “The Eve of Destruction.”
(c) “One Tin Soldier.”
(d) "The Battle Hymn of Lieutenant Calley."

3. Why does Thompson decide to leave Las Vegas in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) His employer has another assignment for him.
(b) He is running up a large hotel bill and drug use makes him paranoid.
(c) A woman he met wants to see California.
(d) His job is done.

4. What happens to the clerk’s face at the first hotel when Thompson is talking to her in Part 1?
(a) She blushes.
(b) Her face shows disgust at him.
(c) Nothing.
(d) It turns into a moray eel.

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

6. What kind of vehicle is provided for the journalists in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) A Ford Bronco.
(b) Two motorcycles.
(c) A land cruiser.
(d) A minivan.

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

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

9. 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?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

10. Why was Thompson almost arrested in Part 1?
(a) He relieved himself in the hotel lobby's planter.
(b) He yells about reptiles in the hotel lobby.
(c) He hit the lawyer.
(d) He did not pay for his drinks in the bar.

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

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

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

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

15. Where did Thompson live in the mid 1960’s?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the lawyer doing when Thompson returns to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?

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

3. How much money was the man who talked about abusing his wife given when he was taken to the bus stop?

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

5. When are Thompson and the lawyer at the track at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 5?

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