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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 does Thompson think, in the beginning of Chapter 12, is a real possibility for him?
(a) Not being able to stay in Las Vegas.
(b) Having a physical and mental breakdown.
(c) Being stopped by a police officer.
(d) Having his wife gone when he gets home.

2. 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) Wild Bill’s Café.
(b) Las Vegas Drinks.
(c) Red Slot Pub.
(d) Mile’s Slots and Beer.

3. How much money was the man who talked about abusing his wife given when he was taken to the bus stop?
(a) Fifteen dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

4. How long was Thompson able to keep his original decision never to use LSD?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

5. What is on the news at the first hotel that disturbs the attorney?
(a) The swearing in of a new Supreme Court justice.
(b) A horror flick.
(c) Advertising for a rival firm.
(d) A piece about the Laos invasion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Thompson begin driving faster after the lawyer pulls out a gun in Part 1?

2. 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?

3. How does Thompson think he might find out who won the Mint 400?

4. Why is Thompson uncomfortable in a car full of narcotics in Part 1, Chapter 6?

5. What color is the vehicle that Thompson and his lawyer are driving to Las Vegas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the attorney on the way to the racetrack in Part 1, and what does Thompson do about it?

2. What does Thompson do to see the race better, and what does he do when that fails?

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

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

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

6. Why and how does the hitchhiker leave the car that the attorney is driving?

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

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

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

10. What bothers Thompson about the newspaper he is reading while waiting for his car to be brought to him in Part I, Chapter 9?

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