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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 hate all of them.
(c) The police are some of the worst users.
(d) The police there could never spot an actual user.

2. 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) Not to tell anyone what they told him.
(c) To look for the signs in empty buildings.
(d) To get out of law enforcement.

3. 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) The new flight schedule from Las Vegas to L.A
(d) A couple of drug dealers down the hall.

4. Why is the person in line ahead of Thompson at the Hotel Flamingo arguing with the hotel desk clerk?
(a) They are not arguing.
(b) He wanted a king sized bed.
(c) His reservation is late.
(d) He wants an extra bed for his daughter.

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

6. What does Thompson decide to do after talking with the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk in Part II, Chapter 4?
(a) Leave Las Vegas.
(b) Get the attorney to leave Las Vegas.
(c) Attend the seminar that night.
(d) Go to another hotel.

7. What does the attorney order when he and Thompson stop at a diner in Part II, Chapter 8?
(a) French fries.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Two hamburgers.
(d) A chocolate milkshake.

8. 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 a run away.
(d) She is on vacation.

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

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

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

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

13. 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 pay for one of her paintings.
(b) He will take her to meet Debbie Reynolds at the Americana Hotel.
(c) He will take her to meet Barbra Streisand at the Americana Hotel.
(d) He is going to take her back to Hollywood.

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

15. How does the attorney cause a ruckus in the seminar in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) He leaves early and has to push his way through the chairs.
(b) He pulls out his hunting knife.
(c) He accuses the police of being stupid.
(d) He demands to talk on the stage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far from Baker does Thompson stop to inventory his drugs in Part II, Chapter 1?

3. What does the waitress call the American Dream?

4. How is Thompson treated when he steps around the argument in the lobby and jumps ahead at the Hotel Flamingo?

5. Why does the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk decide to leave Thompson alone in Part II, Chapter 4?

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