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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. Who does Thompson say he sees in Baker?
(a) The F.B.I.
(b) The hitchhiker they had picked up on the way to Las Vegas.
(c) His lawyer.
(d) One of the winners of the Mint 400.

2. What magazine in Part 1, Chapter 10 says they want a 50,000 word article from Thompson?
(a) Life.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Time.

3. What shirt is Thompson thinking about wearing for driving home in Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) A hippie guru shirt.
(b) His ma, pa and apple pie American shirt.
(c) A black T-shirt with a motorcycle on it.
(d) Red and purple Acapulco shirt.

4. Why is Thompson uncomfortable in a car full of narcotics in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Las Vegas has harsh drug laws.
(b) He wants to keep his lawyer sober.
(c) He does not have narcotics in his car.
(d) He knows he needs to keep his head clear.

5. What song is playing on the radio when Thompson takes over the car in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) “One Tin Soldier.”
(b) “Give Peace a Chance.”
(c) “The Eve of Destruction.”
(d) "The Battle Hymn of Lieutenant Calley."

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Thompson tell the hitchhiker he and the lawyer are searching?

2. Where does Thompson leave his attorney at near the end of Part 1, Chapter 4?

3. Where do Thompson and the lawyer go after they leave the Debbie Reynolds show?

4. Why is Thompson not able to see the race?

5. What is the lawyer doing when Thompson returns to the 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. Where does Thompson stop in Baker, California, and how is he feeling while he is there?

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

6. What seems to change Thompson’s plans to leave Las Vegas in Part I?

7. What does the attorney think when he and Thompson find the photographer’s key waiting for them?

8. 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?

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

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

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