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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Hell's Angels tried to ________________ the newfound fame by charging for their time.
(a) Capitalize on
(b) Increase their
(c) Take advantage of
(d) Push away

2. The reports of the Hell's Angels seem to leave out the fact that the charges associated with the Hell's Angels were ___________.
(a) Dropped
(b) Lies
(c) Non-existent
(d) Exaggerated

3. How did Thompson travel along with the rest of the Hell's Angels as they went on their trip?
(a) By bus
(b) By car
(c) On a bike with someone else
(d) On a bike

4. Where were the first motorcycle gangs formed in the mid 1940s?
(a) Northern California
(b) Arizona
(c) Oregon
(d) Southern California

5. The motorcycle gang was observant of _____________ as they rode their bikes.
(a) Their formation
(b) The speed limit
(c) All local laws
(d) No local laws

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused most of the smaller chapters of the Hell's Angels to wither away?

2. The correspondent from the _____________ in Los Angeles wrote a commentary on the Lynch Report which helped to sustain public interest in the Hell's Angels.

3. What do the Hell's Angels believe in when something is done to hurt them?

4. The California _____________ had already been notified in all of the towns along the Hell's Angels' route.

5. What was the final destination of the Fourth of July Hell's Angel gathering?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the main character in the movie "The Wild One" that the Hell's Angels enjoyed watching. Also, note the actor who played this character.

2. Why don't the girlfriends or wives come along with the Hell's Angels on their trips?

3. Why was Thompson eventually evicted from his apartment during the time he lived in California?

4. How are the bikers on Labor Day weekend described at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. Why was it a better idea to be a part of a gang than to be a biker on one's own, as in being outside of the Hell's Angels?

6. What were some of the problems related to the rape investigation related to Labor Day weekend 1964?

7. What are the requirements for someone when they are choosing a Harley-Davidson motorcycle?

8. What did the jailer from San Francisco have to say about the Hell's Angels?

9. What was happening in Monterey over Labor Day weekend in 1964?

10. In late June, what made front page news all over the nation, according to Thompson's research?

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