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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. How is Thompson treated when he steps around the argument in the lobby and jumps ahead at the Hotel Flamingo?
2. What does the attorney order when he and Thompson stop at a diner in Part II, Chapter 8?
3. How does Thompson pay for his car in Part II?
4. What does Thompson have to do at noon the next day after he takes the drugs in Part II, Chapter 5?
5. What is the effect of the drug Thompson takes in Part II, Chapter 5?
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. In Part II, Chapter 8, what happens when Thompson is driving the White Whale around Las Vegas with the attorney?
3. What does Thompson find when he enters his hotel room in Part II, Chapter 3?
4. What happens when Thompson is at the car rental booth in Part II?
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 happened to a friend of Thompson’s in Las Vegas, as described in Part II, Chapter 10?
7. How does Thompson’s young friend get out of his trouble, as described in Part II, Chapter 10?
8. Why does Bruce Innes call Thompson, and what does Thompson do after he talks to Bruce? What is the outcome of the situation?
9. How does the attorney keep Thompson from leaving Las Vegas in Part II, Chapter 5?
10. Why does the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk accost Thompson and the attorney when they return to the hotel in Part II, Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The two automobiles that Thompson and the attorney use are a red Chevy convertible and a white Cadillac convertible. The two men even name the cars.
Compare symbolism of the great red shark and the white whale. What do they represent? How do they tie in with Thompson’s view of the American culture? If the two were in a life and death struggle, who would win, the red shark or the white whale? Why? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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
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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