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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. The Hell's Angels do not have a _____________ in the conventional sense, according to Thompson.

2. Which Hell's Angel was divorced and then suffered from serious burns?

3. What was the media reporting as the end point in the journey of the Hell's Angels?

4. What was announced by the local police on the evening of the first day at Bass Lake?

5. Who did the sheriff arrest in the altercation between Dirty Ed and the teenagers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Hell's Angels believe makes women want to sleep with them?

2. What happened to the teenager who was accused of hurting Dirty Ed during the Bass Lake trip?

3. What happened when the beer ran out during the Bass Lake trip?

4. How did the Hell's Angels interact with the new counter culture that was emerging in the society?

5. What does Thompson think was the cause of the riots at the rally in Laconia?

6. How does Thompson describe the Hell's Angels in relation to their feeling of being drifters?

7. What did Thompson do during the night as the party continued long into the night?

8. What did the preacher tell the Hell's Angels at the funeral for one of their own?

9. Why don't the Hell's Angels ever attend the annual American Motorcycle Association rally?

10. What were the three categories of women as described by the Hell's Angels in the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

During the time at Bass Lake, the tension builds and some Hell's Angels get hurt - but no civilians.

Part 1: Why do you think the teenagers decided to attack the Hell's Angels?

Part 2: Why do you think the Hell's Angel crashed his car after the incident with the photographer?

Part 3: Do the incidents of Hell's Angels getting hurt reveal them to be weaker than the public's perception of them? Why or why not?

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