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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. How far from Baker does Thompson stop to inventory his drugs in Part II, Chapter 1?
(a) Twenty miles.
(b) Five miles.
(c) Thirty miles.
(d) Ten miles.

2. Why is Thompson worried about his role in the narcotics conference?
(a) He will not be a passive observer.
(b) He believes drugs are good for everyone.
(c) He is wanted for armed robbery.
(d) He does not like crowds.

3. What is written instead of the manuscript, as explained in Part II, Chapter 9?
(a) Poetry.
(b) A dialogue on drugs and the brain.
(c) Copies of newspaper articles.
(d) Verbatim transcription of tape recordings.

4. How long is the opening session of the seminar in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) Four hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Two hours.

5. Why is Thompson drinking Bloody Marys at the beginning of Part II?
(a) They are on a buy one get one free special.
(b) He thinks they may have some nutritional value.
(c) It is all they serve where he is drinking.
(d) It is his favorite drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what condition does Thompson find his attorney when Thompson arrives at their room in the Hotel Falmaingo?

2. Why is the person in line ahead of Thompson at the Hotel Flamingo arguing with the hotel desk clerk?

3. What kind of art does the girl with the attorney in the Hotel Flamingo room do?

4. In the beginning of Part II, what does Thompson fantasize doing with his attorney’s gun?

5. Where did the story about anti-American songs and an astronaut take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thompson find when he enters his hotel room in Part II, Chapter 3?

2. What does Thompson and the attorney do with the girl in the hotel room in Part II, Chapter 3?

3. What happens when Thompson is at the car rental booth in Part II?

4. What happens with the Hotel Flamingo maid in Part II, Chapter 11 when she comes into the suite when Thompson and the attorney are there?

5. What changes in the narration in Part II, Chapter 9?

6. How is Thompson doing several hours after taking the attorney’s advise in Part II, Chapter 5, and what must Thompson do at noon the next day?

7. How does the attorney keep Thompson from leaving Las Vegas in Part II, Chapter 5?

8. What does Thompson do with the Red Shark in the beginning of Part II, and what does he do right after that?

9. What does the waitress at the taco stand in Part II, Chapter 9 believe when Thompson and the attorney tell her they are looking for the American Dream, and what does the cook say to them?

10. What happens between Thompson and the attorney and the waitress at the diner in Part II, Chapter 8?

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