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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 rioting and the violence at the ______________ rally was blamed on the Hell's Angels.

2. What is NOT one of the categories into which the Hell's Angels place women?

3. The Hell's Angels will take just about any pill and in ________________.

4. When most of the ___________ left the campground, the Hell's Angels began to drink and to use drugs more vigorously.

5. What happened when the Hell's Angel rode away in fury after the situation in #142?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tiny Baxter offer to Barger when the Hell's Angels arrive in Bass Lake?

3. What happened to Dirty Ed when he was riding around the Bass Lake town area?

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

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

6. What is the media's opinion of the Hell's Angels and their perception of rape?

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

8. Why did the activities of the Hell's Angels slow down during the winter of 1965?

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

10. What does Thompson do for the night once he is tired of the endless rounds of drinking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

With Hunter Thompson as the author of this book, it seems the information being given to a reader may not always be reliable.

Part 1: Why might Hunter Thompson not be a reliable historian for the Hell's Angels?

Part 2: What might Thompson have done to ensure his writing was fair and unbiased? Or is it? Why?

Part 3: If Thompson is not a reliable narrator for the story of the Hell's Angels, how does that affect the book?

Essay Topic 2

The initiation ritual of the Hell's Angels is certainly an interesting one. That said, it also seems to create the idea that all of the men are equal.

Part 1: Why do you think an initiation ritual is necessary to be a part of the Hell's Angels?

Part 2: Why do you think feces and urine are used in this ritual? Why not something else?

Part 3: Can you come up with an alternative ritual the Hell's Angels might use to induct a new member?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, it seems that the Hell's Angels, though wary of Thompson at first, seem to open up to him in a way they might not with other journalists.

Part 1: Why do you think Thompson decided to learn more about the Hell's Angels?

Part 2: Why do you think the Hell's Angels responded to Thompson and his inquiries?

Part 3: Isn't Thompson just as bad as the rest of the media? Isn't he just trying to make money or gain fame from the celebrity of the Hell's Angels? Why or why not?

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