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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. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his drug trip as "a buzzing without noise, high-speed vibrations and more ___________."
(a) Angels.
(b) Brightness.
(c) Tremors.
(d) Darkness.

2. What liquor store did Thompson walk down to in the first entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) Jackson Square Liquor.
(b) Pearl Street Liquor.
(c) Sisters of Mercy Liquor.
(d) King's Cellar Liquor.

3. 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) Zero.
(b) Note.
(c) Face.
(d) Pill.

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

5. Thompson wrote in the letter in the Introduction that he had been unable to be contacted by anyone but whom?
(a) The Doctors.
(b) The Holtz family.
(c) The Bushmen.
(d) The Animals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What newspaper did Thompson quote with the line, "Kept authorities at bay for more than an hour, claiming to be George Harrison of the Beatles"?

3. What kind of car did the flower children end up getting into in "Mescalito"?

4. Who sang "The Weight" on the radio in "Mescalito"?

5. What Hawaiian word for "thank you" did Thompson write in the Introduction?

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