View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reports of the Hell's Angels seem to leave out the fact that the charges associated with the Hell's Angels were ___________.

2. Everyone wanted __________ and stories about the Hell's Angels as they become celebrities.

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

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

5. By 1964, the Hell's Angels boasted several ___________ in various cities along the West Coast.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Name three of the Hell's Angels identified on the first page of the book written by Hunter Thompson.

4. What happened to the rape allegations that were made in reference to the Hell's Angels during the Labor Day weekend of 1964?

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

7. Who were the 'One Percenters' as Thompson found out from his research?

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

9. What was AG Thomas Lynch's response to the Hell's Angels when they were first formed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 755 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample