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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the attorney run a red light in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) He is being chased by a police officer.
(b) He has fallen into a drug coma.
(c) He does not see the light.
(d) He wants to get to the restaurant before six.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what does the lawyer pull out in the elevator?
(a) A razor sharp hunting knife.
(b) A pen knife.
(c) A Magnum .357.
(d) A switchblade.

3. Over what do Thompson and the lawyer get into an argument after the lawyer pulls the car over to the side of the road?
(a) Over some spilled cocaine.
(b) Over who is going to drive.
(c) Over picking up another hitchhiker.
(d) Nothing.

4. Where did Thompson have his first hits of LSD?
(a) In the Cow Palace.
(b) In Berkeley, attending college.
(c) In his brother-in-law’s house.
(d) In the Fillimore.

5. What is the correspondent from Life magazine doing in Part 1, Chapter 5 that bothers Thompson?
(a) He is trying to pick-up Thompson.
(b) He is snorting cocaine in public.
(c) He is drunk and slumped over the bar.
(d) He is being too aggressive with a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shirt is Thompson thinking about wearing for driving home in Part 1, Chapter 11?

2. Under what name is Thompson going in the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 10?

3. How much is Thompson given for his trip to Las Vegas?

4. Why would the warden in Carson City recognize Thompson?

5. How does Thompson fend off the lawyer in their hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thompson say he and his attorney must do to prepare for the trip to Las Vegas?

2. How does the man in the Harley-Davidson shirt get to the Mint 400 race?

3. What does Thompson decide to do when the attorney goes into a panic in the Circus-Circus?

4. Where is Thompson’s lawyer when Thompson decides to leave Las Vegas in Part I, Chapter 9, and what does the lawyer leave with Thompson?

5. What do Thompson and his attorney do right before they leave for Las Vegas?

6. What happens when Thompson and the lawyer attempt to check into the first hotel they stay at in Las Vegas?

7. What does Thompson do after the attorney threatens people in the elevator in Part I, Chapter 7, and why does the attorney feel so badly?

8. What is waiting for Thompson at Hotel Flamingo in Part I, Chapter 10, and what does Thompson decide to do about the telegram he receives?

9. What story does Thompson tell readers about the effects of long term drug use?

10. What was the result of Thompson’s encounter with the person in his story about the effects of long-term drug use?

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