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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story do Thompson and the attorney tell the Hotel Flamingo maid in Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) They are part of an advanced Hollywood crew.
(b) They are undercover narcotic agents.
(c) Thompson is a doctor.
(d) The attorney had too much to drink.

2. Why is Thompson drinking Bloody Marys at the beginning of Part II?
(a) He thinks they may have some nutritional value.
(b) They are on a buy one get one free special.
(c) It is his favorite drink.
(d) It is all they serve where he is drinking.

3. How does the attorney feel about Thompson’s decision in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) He is reluctant, but agrees to attend the seminar with Thompson.
(b) He does not want Thompson to do it.
(c) He agrees with it.
(d) He is indifferent to it.

4. What does Thompson buy at the pharmacy at the beginning of Part II?
(a) Beer and antacids.
(b) Beer and wine.
(c) Alcohol and ether.
(d) Aspirin and bread.

5. What does the attorney tell Thompson could happen if Thompson struggles against the effects of the drug in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) A bad trip.
(b) The drugs wear off slower.
(c) The drugs wear off faster.
(d) Brain damage.

6. What does Thompson have to do at noon the next day after he takes the drugs in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) He has to send in his report on the Mint 400.
(b) Nothing, he plans to be sleeping.
(c) He has to drive back to L.A.
(d) He has to attend the seminar.

7. In Part II, Chapter 7, what does Thompson think about the police officer in the seminar and drug users?
(a) The police there could never spot an actual user.
(b) The police can tell at a glance who uses drugs.
(c) The police are some of the worst users.
(d) The police hate all of them.

8. In Part II, what car does the man at the car rental booth recommend?
(a) A Mercedes.
(b) A Lincoln Continental.
(c) A jeep.
(d) A cadillac.

9. For what do Thompson and the attorney tell the waitress in Part II, Chapter 9 they are looking?
(a) An honest man.
(b) The American Dream.
(c) The Land of Oz.
(d) Better drugs.

10. What does the Hotel Flamingo maid do when Thompson and the attorney are done with her in Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) Asks Thompson is he is single.
(b) Cleans up the room.
(c) Goes to get some aspirin.
(d) Promises to keep their secrets.

11. Where is the DA from that Thompson and the attorney talk to in the bar?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Florida.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Georgia.

12. What does Thompson tell the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk about Lucy?
(a) She is jail bait.
(b) She is part of a case study for the drug seminar.
(c) She works there.
(d) She is a run away.

13. Who, in Part II, Chapter 9, claims the manuscript has become indecipherable?
(a) The attorney.
(b) The literary critic.
(c) The editor.
(d) The publisher.

14. How old was the man in the newspaper article Thompson reads in the pharmacy parking lot at the beginning of Part II?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 29.
(d) 19.

15. How is Thompson treated when he steps around the argument in the lobby and jumps ahead at the Hotel Flamingo?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He is treated like a VIP.
(c) He is sent out of the hotel.
(d) He is ignored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crime do Thompson and the attorney tell the DA they speak to in the bar is sweeping the country?

2. What does Thompson think about when he returns to the room at the Hotel Flamingo in Part II, Chapter 11?

3. What does the waitress call the American Dream?

4. Why does the attorney give drugs to the girl with him in the Hotel Flamingo room?

5. What does Thompson suggest to the attorney they do with the girl the attorney brought with him to the Hotel Flamingo?

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