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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. What does Thompson do while he is waiting for his car to be brought to him in Part 1, Chapter 9?

2. Of what nationality is the lawyer?

3. Who does Thompson say he sees in Baker?

4. What happens to the clerk’s face at the first hotel when Thompson is talking to her in Part 1?

5. What did the person Thompson mentioned when talking about the long term effects of drug use do when Thompson asked him/her a question?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is Thompson’s lawyer when Thompson decides to leave Las Vegas in Part I, Chapter 9, and what does the lawyer leave with Thompson?

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

4. What was the result of Thompson’s encounter with the person in his story about the effects of long-term drug use?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What worries Thompson about his and his attorney’s behavior in front of the hitchhiker, and what does Thompson decide to do about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is no period of time when Thompson is not on some drug or under the influence of alcohol throughout Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Discuss the reliability of Thompson as a narrator given his drug use. Are his perceptions of society, people or even himself, reliable? Why or why not. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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