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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 does the waitress in Part II, Chapter 8 become afraid of the attorney?

2. What do Thompson and the attorney find out when they return to their suite after dealing with the girl the attorney brought to the Hotel Flamingo?

3. What does the attorney do to the Hotel Flamingo maid in Part II, Chapter 11?

4. What does the attorney advise Thompson to do in Part II, Chapter 5?

5. At what kind of food place does Thompson and the attorney stop in Part II, Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Why does Bruce Innes call Thompson, and what does Thompson do after he talks to Bruce? What is the outcome of the situation?

5. What does the attorney advise Thompson to do after he takes care of the problem with Lucy, and what happens immediately after Thompson follows the attorney’s advice?

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

7. What happened in Aspen when Bruce was singing there one time?

8. What happens when Thompson is checking into the Hotel Flamingo in Part II, Chapter 2?

9. How does Thompson handle the situation with the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk in Part II, Chapter 4?

10. What happened to a friend of Thompson’s in Las Vegas, as described in Part II, Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

Fully explain why you think Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Where is fear seen in the book? Is anything loathed by the main individuals? Why might loathing be a word in the title?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used in almost all works of fiction. Discuss the following:

What is foreshadowing? Identify three instances of foreshadowing in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and what they foreshadow? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense? Are there any incidences that you thought foreshadows a future event, but it does not do so?

Essay Topic 3

Identify a person in the story whom you would consider to be a protagonist if this book was fiction. Explain why you believe the person would be a protagonist in a work of fiction. Identify the persons in the book which, if it was a work of fiction, would be considered the antagonists of the story. Explain why you would chose those individuals as antagonists if the work was fiction. Which three secondary persons have the greatest impact on the plot?

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