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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 kind of job does Thompson have?
2. How much is Thompson given for his trip to Las Vegas?
3. What highway runs from Las Vegas to Los Angeles?
4. What does the hitchhiker do when the attorney pulls the car off the road in Part 1, Chapter 3?
5. What does the lawyer ask Thompson to do when Thompson returns to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. What worries Thompson about his and his attorney’s behavior in front of the hitchhiker, and what does Thompson decide to do about it?
2. What bothers Thompson about the newspaper he is reading while waiting for his car to be brought to him in Part I, Chapter 9?
3. 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?
4. What does Thompson decide to do when the attorney goes into a panic in the Circus-Circus?
5. What happens to the attorney on the way to the racetrack in Part 1, and what does Thompson do about it?
6. What was the result of Thompson’s encounter with the person in his story about the effects of long-term drug use?
7. 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?
8. What is the thought that finally spurs Thompson to leave Las Vegas in Part I, Chapter 11?
9. What happens when Thompson and the lawyer attempt to check into the first hotel they stay at in Las Vegas?
10. How does the man in the Harley-Davidson shirt get to the Mint 400 race?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
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?
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