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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 the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 10 think is paying Thompson’s hotel bill?
(a) Dr. Gonzo.
(b) Thompson.
(c) Raoul Duke.
(d) His lawyer.

2. What does Thompson see in the carpet at the first hotel bar in Las Vegas?
(a) Pictures of Armageddon.
(b) Blood.
(c) Roaches.
(d) His mother's face.

3. Where does Thompson get his credentials in Part 1?
(a) At the press table.
(b) At the local newspaper office.
(c) At the hotel office.
(d) He carries them with him.

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

5. Of what nationality is the lawyer?
(a) German.
(b) Mexican.
(c) French.
(d) Samoan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When are Thompson and the lawyer at the track at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 5?

3. What does the lawyer do when he begins to feel the effects of the mescaline in Part 1, Chapter 6?

4. How did Diane Hamby, whose body is stuffed in a refrigerator, die, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?

5. What does Thompson tell his lawyer they must do before dark in Part 1, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Thompson get started on his journey to Las Vegas?

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

10. What does Thompson tell the lawyer they must do when they get to their room in the first hotel they stay at in Las Vegas?

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