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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. Who sat down with the local sheriff in order to hammer out the terms of the Hell's Angels' stay?

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

3. What would the police do at the designated time as agreed to by the Hell's Angels and the police?

4. Indentured servants sold themselves into __________ to travel to colonial America.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Thompson suggest were the first drifters in the New World?

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

5. Why did the Hell's Angels like pharmaceutical drugs so much?

6. What is wrong with the first campground the Hell's Angels are sent to?

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

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

9. What does Thompson do in his car as he is following the path of the Hell's Angels?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The media attention the Hell's Angels received seemed to be welcome at first, but then it started to wear on them and on their activities.

Part 1: Why were the Hell's Angels so eager to have their pictures taken with the media?

Part 2: Why did the pictures of the Hell's Angels turn out to be a harmful thing for the gang?

Part 3: Why wouldn't the Hell's Angels have simply stayed out of sight? Why did they allow themselves to become exposed?

Essay Topic 2

The relationship between the Hell's Angels and the counter culture is an interesting one.

Part 1: Why do you think the counter culture movement identified with the Hell's Angels?

Part 2: Why don't the Hell's Angels use their hero status in the counter culture movement to their own benefit?

Part 3: Why do you think the Hell's Angels believe themselves to be heroes of Americanism?

Essay Topic 3

The motorcycle gangs were influenced by movies and then the movies began to be influenced by real life motorcycle gangs.

Part 1: Why did the motorcycle gang members feel a connection to Brando in "The Wild One"?

Part 2: Why would the motorcycle gang members have felt a connection to the movie, "Scorpio Rising"?

Part 3: Why do you think movies are so influential in society?

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