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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mescalito, Pages 30 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did Thompson write he had returned in the Introduction?
(a) The Wilderness.
(b) The Great Beyond.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

2. Which American journalist covered world news for more than 60 years and was most recently a Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR)?
(a) Daniel Schorr.
(b) James Farmer.
(c) George Herman.
(d) Walter Cronkite.

3. What kind of car did the flower children end up getting into in "Mescalito"?
(a) A bus.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A pickup truck.
(d) A beetle.

4. In what city did "Mescalito" take place?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Denver.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his typewriter arrow "jumping along like a ___ in one of those sing-along movie shorts, bouncing from word to word with the music."
(a) Note.
(b) Zero.
(c) Face.
(d) Pill.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Thompson, how high above his feet was his head while tripping in "Mescalito"?

2. What did Thompson claim in the Introduction was what "we must deal with" today?

3. Thompson tried to focus on the sound of what musical instrument between ads during his trip in "Mescalito"?

4. Thompson was anxious about _____________coming into his hotel room in "Mescalito."

5. To whom is the letter in the Introduction addressed?

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