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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 do Thompson and the attorney ultimately do with the girl the attorney brought with him to the Hotel Flamingo?

2. About what does the person who called Thompson in his Hotel Flamingo room in Part II, Chapter 12 have information?

3. Where did the story about anti-American songs and an astronaut take place?

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

5. What is written instead of the manuscript, as explained in Part II, Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens with the Hotel Flamingo maid in Part II, Chapter 11 when she comes into the suite when Thompson and the attorney are there?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. What happens when Thompson is checking into the Hotel Flamingo in Part II, Chapter 2?

9. 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?

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

Many readers place themselves in the position of one person in a book, wondering if they would do the same thing as that person. Discuss the following:

Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not? Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas help a reader to know him/herself?

Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? Why or why not. Use examples from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Thompson and his attorney consume massive amounts of drugs in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Discuss the destruction of property, the violence, immoral behavior and inability to behave in a socially acceptable manner due to the drugs the two men use. Use examples from the text to support your answer.19. Discuss the following:

Do you think most people want a happy ending in a book? Do you think Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas would qualify as a book with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fictionalized memoir and do you think Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is used in almost all works of fiction. Discuss the following:

What is foreshadowing? Identify three instances of foreshadowing in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and what they foreshadow? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense? Are there any incidences that you thought foreshadows a future event, but it does not do so?

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