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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 is Thompson wearing at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 6?
2. What crime do Thompson and the attorney tell the DA they speak to in the bar is sweeping the country?
3. Where does Thompson abandon the Red Shark?
4. By what name does the narrator go?
5. What is the attorney wearing in the beginning of Part II, Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What changes in the narration in Part II, Chapter 9?
2. 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?
3. Where does Thompson and the attorney sit at the first day of the convention and what are they each wearing?
4. In Part II, Chapter 8, what happens when Thompson is driving the White Whale around Las Vegas with the attorney?
5. What do Thompson and the attorney tell the DA from Georgia and what is the DA’s reaction to it?
6. What happened to a friend of Thompson’s in Las Vegas, as described in Part II, Chapter 10?
7. How does the attorney keep Thompson from leaving Las Vegas in Part II, Chapter 5?
8. What happens when Thompson is at the car rental booth in Part II?
9. How does Thompson handle the situation with the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk in Part II, Chapter 4?
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
Thompson and the attorney have contact with two young people, a young male hitchhiker and a young runaway female.
Compare the two young people as to their innocence and corruptive nature of society. Why might the hitchhiker have remained uncorrupted? Is the girl’s innocence completely gone? How do you think both of them see the world after their contact with Thompson and the attorney? 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
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.
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