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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. What is the name of the bar in which Thompson is sitting on the outskirts of Las Vegas, in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 11?
(a) Las Vegas Drinks.
(b) Mile’s Slots and Beer.
(c) Wild Bill’s Café.
(d) Red Slot Pub.

2. Who does Thompson mention when he talks about the long term effects of drug use?
(a) His lawyer.
(b) A doctor and former LSD guru.
(c) His brother-in-law.
(d) His brother.

3. What is the lawyer doing when Thompson returns to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Stabbing the pillows with a letter opener.
(b) Talking on the phone.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Taking a bath.

4. What did the person Thompson mentioned when talking about the long term effects of drug use do when Thompson asked him/her a question?
(a) He tells Thompson that one has to find their own answers.
(b) He lies to Thompson.
(c) He hums to himself and does not notice Thompson.
(d) He slaps Thompson in the face.

5. How many years did Ali get sentenced to prison, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thompson have that helps his memories of the Saturday night before the race?

2. Why does Thompson get a telegram in Part 1, Chapter 10?

3. What is in the car Thompson has in Part 1, Chapter 9?

4. To what song playing on the jukebox does Thompson have a bad reaction?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Thompson stop in Baker, California, and how is he feeling while he is there?

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

3. What does Thompson describe about his run in with a Highway Patrol Officer?

4. What does Thompson notice about other journalists at the Mint 400, and how does he feel about what he sees?

5. How is Thompson trying to leave Las Vegas at the beginning of Part I, Chapter 11?

6. What is the thought that finally spurs Thompson to leave Las Vegas in Part I, Chapter 11?

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

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

9. Why is Thompson feeling so overwhelmed at the thought of leaving Las Vegas in Part I, Chapter 11?

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

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