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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. To what song playing on the jukebox does Thompson have a bad reaction?
(a) “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”
(b) “Bridge Over Troubled Waters.”
(c) “Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie.”
(d) “Hey Jude.”

2. What does Thompson say one should do if he is speeding and a police car turns on its lights behind you?
(a) Slow down.
(b) Stop suddenly.
(c) Pull into the median.
(d) Speed up.

3. What does Thompson have in his hand as he waits for the police officer to come to his car in Part 1, Chapter 12?
(a) A beer.
(b) A press pass.
(c) An I.D. that says he is a doctor.
(d) His license.

4. What does the hitchhiker do when the attorney pulls the car off the road in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Gives the lawyer a cup of coffee.
(b) Flees into the desert.
(c) Takes over driving.
(d) Makes the lawyer a sandwich.

5. 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) Shorts and halter top.
(c) A hippie dress.
(d) A muu muu and overalls.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Thompson briefly think to do when the hitchhiker talks about the car?

3. What is the lawyer doing when Thompson returns to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?

4. Who brings a pink telephone to Thompson in Part 1?

5. Who does the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 10 think is paying Thompson’s hotel bill?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. Why is Thompson feeling so overwhelmed at the thought of leaving 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. How does the man in the Harley-Davidson shirt get to the Mint 400 race?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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