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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 think about when he returns to the room at the Hotel Flamingo in Part II, Chapter 11?

2. What does the waitress call the American Dream?

3. By the middle of Part II, Chapter 5, how long has Thompson been without sleep?

4. How is Thompson treated when he steps around the argument in the lobby and jumps ahead at the Hotel Flamingo?

5. What was the attorney doing when a maid enters their room in the Hotel Flamingo in Part II, Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Thompson stop east of Baker and what does he get at a pharmacy?

2. Why does the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk accost Thompson and the attorney when they return to the hotel in Part II, Chapter 4?

3. In Part II, Chapter 8, what happens when Thompson is driving the White Whale around Las Vegas with the attorney?

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

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

6. What does Thompson and the attorney do with the girl in the hotel room in Part II, Chapter 3?

7. 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?

8. Where does Thompson and the attorney sit at the first day of the convention and what are they each wearing?

9. What changes in the narration in Part II, Chapter 9?

10. How long is the first session of the convention in Part II, Chapter 7, and how does Thompson feel about being there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Discuss one of the following:

Trace and analyze the theme of morality in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Consider the following questions as you write: Examine which individuals are most concerned with morals and about what their concern is centered. What are some symbols of morality? Discuss the individuals who see themselves as moral or immoral. Would you judge the two main individuals as moral or immoral and why? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Trace and analyze the theme of satisfaction with one’s life in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Which individuals struggle with this issue? Why? Which individuals seem to be satisfied with their life and which are not? Why? How might dissatisfaction with one’s life motivate men such as Thompson and the attorney to use drugs and abuse people? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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