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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. Whose office had received various reports on what the Hell's Angels had in mind for their annual picnic?

2. What were the Hell's Angels packing on their bikes behind them on their chopped hogs?

3. The Hell's Angels actually saw the increased ___________ as justly due to them and to their actions.

4. At the annual gathering various ________ related business is conducted in the Hell's Angels.

5. How did Thompson travel along with the rest of the Hell's Angels as they went on their trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What made the Hell's Angels different from other gangs in their area of the state of California?

2. From which motorcycle gang does Thompson feel hostility when he goes to meet up with the Hell's Angels?

3. When and where did the first motorcycle gangs begin, according to Thompson?

4. What had to happen to a bike in order for it to be considered a chopper, a hog, or a chopped hog?

5. 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.

6. Why weren't the Hell's Angels interested in causing trouble on their trip to Bass Lake?

7. Describe what happens in the movie "Scorpio Rising" which has been seen by the Hell's Angels.

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

9. What was the basic tenet of the moral code of the Hell's Angels? What did they believe about those who harmed them?

10. What happened to the money made from stories on the Hell's Angels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The motorcycle gangs were influenced by movies and then the movies began to be influenced by real life motorcycle gangs.

Part 1: Why did the motorcycle gang members feel a connection to Brando in "The Wild One"?

Part 2: Why would the motorcycle gang members have felt a connection to the movie, "Scorpio Rising"?

Part 3: Why do you think movies are so influential in society?

Essay Topic 2

Thompson wonders whether the Hell's Angels are just another group of classic drifters in the world.

Part 1: Why do you think indentured servants are considered by Thompson to be the first drifters in the world?

Part 2: Why do you think the Hell's Angels could be considered drifters?

Part 3: Why do you think the drifting lifestyle is coveted? What makes it something to strive for?

Essay Topic 3

The motorcycle gangs and their humble beginnings give the reader a sense of who the Hell's Angels are/were and how they came about during the course of their history.

Part 1: Why were the earliest motorcycle gangs happy to call themselves the One Percenters? Why would this be a good thing?

Part 2: Why do you think the Hell's Angels were a well organized motorcycle gang? Why were they organized and others were not?

Part 3: What made the Hell's Angels stand out from the rest, in your opinion? What features did they have that other gangs did not?

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