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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. Hearing news of ______________ was too much for a tortured head in "Mescalito"?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Carter.
(c) Reagan.
(d) Jackson.

2. What kind of beer was Thompson drinking during his mescaline trip in "Mescalito"?
(a) Budweiser.
(b) Corona.
(c) Pabst.
(d) Coors.

3. While waiting for Oscar in "Mescalito," how many hours did Thompson have to catch a plane?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. ______________were all over the carpet in Thompson's room.
(a) Marijuana seeds.
(b) Upholstery fabric.
(c) Flower petals.
(d) Confetti bits.

5. What did Thompson claim he was not in his letter in the Introduction?
(a) A sane man.
(b) A classical writer.
(c) A brainless whore.
(d) A chaste nun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Thompson describe on Face the Nation in "Mescalito"?

2. In "Mescalito," what did Thompson describe as "wily old"?

3. What park did Thompson feel he was looking at in "Mescalito"?

4. What were the police and ambulances scrambling toward as Thompson watched in the beginning of "Mescalito"?

5. What veteran CBS journalist did Thompson describe as being condescending in "Mescalito"?

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