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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 car are Thompson and his lawyer driving to Las Vegas?
2. How many vehicles leave when the race first begins in Part 1, Chapter 5?
3. Where does Thompson get his credentials in Part 1?
4. Why is the lawyer upset at the photographer sent for Thompson?
5. What shirt is Thompson thinking about wearing for driving home in Part 1, Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Thompson do to see the race better, and what does he do when that fails?
2. 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?
3. What seems to change Thompson’s plans to leave Las Vegas in Part I?
4. What does Thompson’s lawyer ask him to do when Thompson finds him in the bathtub? What is the result of that request?
5. What is the thought that finally spurs Thompson to leave Las Vegas in Part I, Chapter 11?
6. Why does Thompson decide to leave Las Vegas in Part I, Chapter 9?
7. Where does Thompson stop in Baker, California, and how is he feeling while he is there?
8. How does the man in the Harley-Davidson shirt get to the Mint 400 race?
9. What story does Thompson tell readers about the effects of long term drug use?
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
People are an integral and important part of almost all literature. Discuss the following:
Compare/contrast the personalities and beliefs of Thompson and the attorney. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Are they people with or without any redeeming qualities? Be specific and give examples.
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
One of the recurring images throughout Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is violence. This violence is drug related, or part of the Vietnam War, or the conflict between the protestors and police. Much of the violence cited in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is in the form of Thompson reading newspapers.
Discuss what the author is attempting to say about America and violence. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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