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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 bothers Thompson about the obese husband and wife at the conference in Part II?

2. How much money do the two drug dealers in jail in Part II, Chapter 10 have between them?

3. What does the attorney order when he and Thompson stop at a diner in Part II, Chapter 8?

4. How is the girl with the attorney feeling when Thompson comes into their room at the Hotel Flamingo?

5. Where are Thompson and the attorney at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 6?

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. How does the attorney keep Thompson from leaving Las Vegas in Part II, Chapter 5?

3. How does Thompson’s young friend get out of his trouble, as described in Part II, Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Thompson do with the Red Shark in the beginning of Part II, and what does he do right after that?

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

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

Often, authors will write about what they know, and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Hunter S. Thompson. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her books? Why or why not? Give examples. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Thompson's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Thompson's probable agenda concerning that idea.

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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