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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why was Muhammad Ali sentenced, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
2. Where did Thompson have his first hits of LSD?
3. On what is Thompson and the lawyer getting high before they leave for Las Vegas?
4. Where do Thompson and the lawyer go to see the Debbie Reynolds show?
5. For what does Thompson tell the hitchhiker he and the lawyer are searching?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why and how does the hitchhiker leave the car that the attorney is driving?
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 does Thompson’s lawyer ask him to do when Thompson finds him in the bathtub? What is the result of that request?
4. How does Thompson get started on his journey to Las Vegas?
5. What does Thompson notice about other journalists at the Mint 400, and how does he feel about what he sees?
6. 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?
7. What does the attorney think when he and Thompson find the photographer’s key waiting for them?
8. Where does Thompson stop in Baker, California, and how is he feeling while he is there?
9. What does Thompson decide to do when the attorney goes into a panic in the Circus-Circus?
10. What does Thompson realize after the attorney pulls a gun on him in Part I, Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas belongs to the Gonzo journalism genre. Discuss the following:
Define the literary term "genre" and name three other genres in addition to the Gonzo journalism genre. What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning a genre to a book? What do you think is the difference between a Gonzo journalism and a historical novel or mystery?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss what you think are the characteristics of a successful book and why Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is or is not a successful book based on your criteria. Do you think the criteria for a successful book should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not
Essay Topic 3
Thompson and the attorney have contact with two young people, a young male hitchhiker and a young runaway female.
Compare the two young people as to their innocence and corruptive nature of society. Why might the hitchhiker have remained uncorrupted? Is the girl’s innocence completely gone? How do you think both of them see the world after their contact with Thompson and the attorney? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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