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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 the Hotel Flamingo maid do when Thompson and the attorney are done with her in Part II, Chapter 11?

2. What does Thompson realize about the people at the convention in Part II, Chapter 6?

3. For what do Thompson and the attorney tell the waitress in Part II, Chapter 9 they are looking?

4. What does the waitress think the American Dream might be?

5. What is the only word Thompson can make out from the speech on television in Part II, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Thompson handle the situation with the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk in Part II, Chapter 4?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action-driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

What do you think it means to say that a plot is character-driven or action-driven? Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why? Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character are developed to the same degree? Why or why not? What type of plot do you think Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is? Explain your response.

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