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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. Where did Dirty Ed go in order to get medical attention?

2. Whose anti-war rhetoric did the Hell's Angels not agree with, causing them to become angry when they were with him?

3. Who is the person in town that informs Thompson and the others they are not welcome in the town?

4. While the Hell's Angels liked being invited to parties, they did not come to terms with the larger ____________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Gut and Buzzard want Thompson to do for them when they are at a roadside stand?

5. Why did the Hell's Angels eventually become upset with the actions of Allan Ginsberg?

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

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

8. What were the rules of the curfew put into place by the local police in the area of the Hell's Angels?

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

10. According to the Federal narcotics agents, how were the Hell's Angels transferring drugs from one place to the next?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The opposition the Hell's Angels face when they are in town is astounding.

Part 1: Do you think the people of the town are afraid of the Hell's Angels? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think the people of the town show their disdain for the Hell's Angels?

Part 3: Why didn't the people of the town simply close up for the time when the Hell's Angels were in town?

Essay Topic 2

The Hell's Angels practice the idea of total retaliation for crimes committed against them.

Part 1: Why do you think 'eye for an eye' didn't work for the Hell's Angels?

Part 2: Why do you think total retaliation is the way of the Hell's Angels? What does this say about them?

Part 3: Why is the idea of total retaliation completely imbalanced?

Essay Topic 3

The runs of the Hell's Angels don't really seem to be that big of a deal to the reader who is outside of the situation.

Part 1: Why do the Hell's Angels go on these group runs to other places in the state?

Part 2: Why do the police believe these runs will be dangerous situations?

Part 3: Why do you think the Hell's Angels were so good about following local laws as best they could?

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