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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) The attorney had too much to drink.
(c) They are undercover narcotic agents.
(d) Thompson is a doctor.

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

4. About what does the person who called Thompson in his Hotel Flamingo room in Part II, Chapter 12 have information?
(a) A new drug dealer on the street.
(b) An ape.
(c) A couple of drug dealers down the hall.
(d) The new flight schedule from Las Vegas to L.A

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

6. What does the waitress call the American Dream?
(a) The Psychiatrist’s Club.
(b) The poor man's comfort.
(c) The Democracy Institute.
(d) Nothing.

7. What does Thompson do about the Hotel Flamingo maid in Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) He tells her to leave.
(b) He tells her she is under arrest.
(c) He tells the attorney to leave her alone.
(d) He has her sit on the bed.

8. What does Thompson think about when he returns to the room at the Hotel Flamingo in Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) Going to a show that night.
(b) The terrible condition of the room.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Whether the attorney’s plane had landed in L.A. yet.

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

10. Why does the waitress in Part II, Chapter 8 become afraid of the attorney?
(a) He pulls out a knife.
(b) He shoves her against the wall.
(c) He pulls a gun on her.
(d) He begins verbally abusing her

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

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

13. 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.

14. Where are Thompson and the attorney at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) In the white whale.
(b) At the airport.
(c) In the back of an auditorium.
(d) At the police station.

15. Over what do Thompson and the attorney haggle with the waitress in Part II, Chapter 9?
(a) The décor.
(b) The prices.
(c) The menu.
(d) The special.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the effect of the drug Thompson takes in Part II, Chapter 5?

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

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

4. Why does Thompson stop at the gas station with the White Whale in Part II, Chapter 8?

5. How is the girl with the attorney feeling when Thompson comes into their room at the Hotel Flamingo?

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