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

2. Which of the groups of women do not tend to stay with the Hell's Angels for very long?

3. What do the Hell's Angels supposedly label the boxes which actually contain large amounts of drugs?

4. To whom did the Hell's Angels entrust their money in order to secure some beer for the gathering?

5. The Hell's Angels Thompson spoke to said that these 'smugglers' from #148 _____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The tension between different motorcycle gangs is palpable in the way Thompson describes his encounters.

Part 1: Why do you think motorcycle gangs don't always get along?

Part 2: Do you think testosterone is the reason why groups of men have troubles interacting with each other? Why or why not?

Part 3: What might be the reason that the Gypsy Jokers and the Hell's Angels are tense with each other?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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