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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 was the position of Thomas Lynch during the time of the investigations of the Hell's Angels?

2. The Hell's Angels often wear leather, but they mostly wear _____________.

3. What were four of the Hell's Angels arrested for pushing the gang into the national eye?

4. 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.

5. Where was the annual gathering of the Hell's Angels supposed to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is leather such a practical thing to wear if you are someone who rides a motorcycle?

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

3. Where were the bikers at the beginning of the book headed to on Labor Day weekend?

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

5. What were some of the examples of how the Hell's Angels were treated like celebrities?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. What were some of Frenchy's worries about the trip up to Bass Lake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In the case of the Monterey rape, no evidence was found to support the accusations of rape.

Part 1: What do you think happened during the Monterey Hell's Angels gathering?

Part 2: Do you think the women were actually raped? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why might the alleged victims have lied about being raped if they indeed lied?

Essay Topic 3

The celebrity that began to follow the Hell's Angels as they become more widely known altered their ability to be the men they were before.

Part 1: What does being a celebrity do to a person? How might it change a person?

Part 2: Why do you think the Hell's Angels had troubles dealing with being celebrities?

Part 3: Why do you think the Hell's Angels were seen as celebrities among the media?

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