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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 crime do Thompson and the attorney tell the DA they speak to in the bar is sweeping the country?

2. Who does Thompson encounter at the Hotel Flamingo?

3. What does the waitress call the American Dream?

4. What does the short cook in Part II, Chapter 9 give Thompson?

5. What kind of art does the girl with the attorney in the Hotel Flamingo room do?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is Thompson doing several hours after taking the attorney’s advise in Part II, Chapter 5, and what must Thompson do at noon the next day?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define plot and include the definitions of the most important elements of a plot. Does all non-fiction have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Give a brief synopsis of any important sub-plots.

Essay Topic 2

There is no period of time when Thompson is not on some drug or under the influence of alcohol throughout Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Discuss the reliability of Thompson as a narrator given his drug use. Are his perceptions of society, people or even himself, reliable? Why or why not. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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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