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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. What date is the second entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) March 12.
(b) February 19.
(c) February 20.
(d) February 18.

2. Thompson described the charwomen as prowling about the hotel like crippled ___________.
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Rats.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Wolves.

3. What did Thompson consider mixing with ice fragments to drink in "Mescalito"?
(a) Old Crow.
(b) Jameson's.
(c) Belvedere.
(d) Jack Daniels.

4. When did Thompson write that "it started" in his letter in the Introduction?
(a) Groundhog Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Valentine's Day.

5. What happened when Thompson first tried to call Oscar in "Mescalito"?
(a) He got the answering machine.
(b) No one was home.
(c) The line was busy.
(d) Oscar's wife answered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who composed Sonata in F Major for Oboe and Guitar?

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

3. What had gone off in the night in Thompson's second entry from "Mescalito"?

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

5. What did Thompson back on the balcony to get while waiting for Oscar in "Mescalito"?

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