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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is the girl with the attorney feeling when Thompson comes into their room at the Hotel Flamingo?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Nervous and tense.
(d) Tired.

3. What is the effect of the drug Thompson takes in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) He falls into a state of paralysis.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He becomes manic for hours.
(d) There is not a big effect.

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

5. To where do Thompson and the attorney ask for directions in Part II, Chapter 9?
(a) Boulder City.
(b) The airport.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
(d) Lake Tahoe.

6. Who does Thompson encounter at the Hotel Flamingo?
(a) The parking lot attendant who banged up the Red Shark.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) The bellhop from Circus-Circus.
(d) A crowd of police officers.

7. In the beginning of Part II, what does Thompson fantasize doing with his attorney’s gun?
(a) Shooting up the Red Shark.
(b) Shooting lizards on the highway.
(c) Killing himself.
(d) Shooting up a police station.

8. What is the last thing Thompson and the attorney tell the DA they meet in a bar?
(a) To do a sweep of his hometown.
(b) To look for the signs in empty buildings.
(c) Not to tell anyone what they told him.
(d) To get out of law enforcement.

9. Why is the girl with the attorney at the Hotel Flamingo not at home?
(a) She works at the hotel.
(b) She is an adult.
(c) She is on vacation.
(d) She is a run away.

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

11. What kind of art does the girl with the attorney in the Hotel Flamingo room do?
(a) Portraits of Debbie Reynolds.
(b) Portraits of Nixon.
(c) Portraits of Mick Jagger.
(d) Portraits of Barbra Streisand.

12. What does the attorney tell the girl he has brought to the Hotel Flamingo in order to get her in a good mood?
(a) He will take her to meet Debbie Reynolds at the Americana Hotel.
(b) He will take her to meet Barbra Streisand at the Americana Hotel.
(c) He will pay for one of her paintings.
(d) He is going to take her back to Hollywood.

13. What does the attorney tell Lucy when he calls her in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) He will see her that night.
(b) He has more information for her.
(c) He has been called home on business.
(d) He has had a violent fight with Thompson and the police are following him.

14. Where does Thompson abandon the Red Shark?
(a) At the Highway Patrol Headquarters.
(b) In the rental car lot at the airport.
(c) In the pharmacy parking lot.
(d) At the bus station.

15. How long is the opening session of the seminar in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Two hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the young man do with the astronaut’s autograph?

2. What does the cook say about the waitress’s thoughts on the American Dream?

3. How does Thompson pay for his car in Part II?

4. Over what do Thompson and the attorney haggle with the waitress in Part II, Chapter 9?

5. Why is Thompson worried about his role in the narcotics conference?

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