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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money was the man who talked about abusing his wife given when he was taken to the bus stop?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Fifteen dollars.

2. How long was Thompson able to keep his original decision never to use LSD?
(a) One year.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two weeks.

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

4. What shirt is Thompson thinking about wearing for driving home in Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) A hippie guru shirt.
(b) His ma, pa and apple pie American shirt.
(c) A black T-shirt with a motorcycle on it.
(d) Red and purple Acapulco shirt.

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

6. Why was Muhammad Ali sentenced, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
(a) For beating his wife.
(b) For refusing to obey the draft.
(c) For hitting a man on the street.
(d) For cheating in the ring.

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

8. What is the name of the bar in which Thompson is sitting on the outskirts of Las Vegas, in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) Mile’s Slots and Beer.
(b) Las Vegas Drinks.
(c) Red Slot Pub.
(d) Wild Bill’s Café.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What kind of race is the Mint 400?
(a) A scavenger hunt.
(b) A horse race.
(c) A dog race.
(d) A motorcycle and dune buggy race.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car are Thompson and his lawyer driving to Las Vegas?

2. What does Thompson think is the way Lacerda returned to L.A.?

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

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

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

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