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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Thompson feel on edge around the seminar people in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) He cannot find anyone to write about.
(b) He is afraid they will see him for a user.
(c) He wants them to like him.
(d) He has an aversion to them.

3. What does the waitress think the American Dream might be?
(a) A type of political manipulation.
(b) A book.
(c) A fable.
(d) A place.

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

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

6. Where did the story about anti-American songs and an astronaut take place?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) L.A.
(c) San Fransico.
(d) Aspen.

7. What crime do Thompson and the attorney tell the DA they speak to in the bar is sweeping the country?
(a) Drug farms.
(b) Witchcraft.
(c) Crack labs.
(d) Slavery.

8. Who calls Thompson while he is still in the Hotel Flamingo room in Part II, Chapter 12?
(a) Bruce Innes.
(b) The attorney.
(c) The maid.
(d) Lucy.

9. Why does Thompson stop at the gas station with the White Whale in Part II, Chapter 8?
(a) To follow a car with yelling hippies in it.
(b) To get gas.
(c) To get some munchies.
(d) To put air in the tires.

10. How much money do the two drug dealers in jail in Part II, Chapter 10 have between them?
(a) $130,000.
(b) $110,000.
(c) $120,000.
(d) $100,000.

11. What do Thompson and the attorney ultimately do with the girl the attorney brought with him to the Hotel Flamingo?
(a) Nothing, she leaves after Thompson gets there.
(b) Drop her off in the airport lobby.
(c) Take her to the Circus-Circus.
(d) Turn her over to the authorities.

12. What does the attorney advise Thompson to do in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Swallow two mescalines.
(b) Take a hit of adrenochrome.
(c) Take a hit of LSD.
(d) Smoke some marijuana.

13. Why is Thompson worried about his role in the narcotics conference?
(a) He does not like crowds.
(b) He will not be a passive observer.
(c) He is wanted for armed robbery.
(d) He believes drugs are good for everyone.

14. By the middle of Part II, Chapter 5, how long has Thompson been without sleep?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 55 hours.
(d) 80 hours.

15. At what kind of food place does Thompson and the attorney stop in Part II, Chapter 9?
(a) A Texan barbecue.
(b) A taco stand.
(c) A hamburger joint.
(d) A Dairy Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Thompson drinking Bloody Marys at the beginning of Part II?

2. What were the final charges made against the two drug dealers in Part II, Chapter 10?

3. What kind of art does the girl with the attorney in the Hotel Flamingo room do?

4. Why was the person in jail , according to the newspaper article Thompson read in the pharmacy parking lot?

5. What does the waitress call the American Dream?

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