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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 say they must get before they can leave for Las Vegas?
(a) A tape recorder, a gun, and some maps.
(b) A car and their astrology forecast for predicting their gambling.
(c) Cocaine and luggage.
(d) A car, cocaine and a tape recorder.

2. What is the bartender wearing at the bar outside Las Vegas where Thompson has stopped at the end of Part 1?
(a) Blue jeans and sweat shirt.
(b) A hippie dress.
(c) Shorts and halter top.
(d) A muu muu and overalls.

3. What does Thompson do while he is waiting for his car to be brought to him in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Plays a couple of slot machines.
(b) Talks to a desk clerk.
(c) Reads a newspaper.
(d) Talks to his lawyer.

4. What kind of race is the Mint 400?
(a) A scavenger hunt.
(b) A motorcycle and dune buggy race.
(c) A dog race.
(d) A horse race.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what do Thompson and the lawyer get into an argument after the lawyer pulls the car over to the side of the road?

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

3. Who does Thompson say he sees in Baker?

4. Why does Thompson decide in Part 1, Chapter 11 that he has two more hours before the law begins to look for him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. Why does Thompson decide to leave Las Vegas in Part I, Chapter 9?

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

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

8. Where does Thompson and his lawyer go for a show after leaving the Mint 400, and what happens there? What do they do after that?

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

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

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