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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 did Thompson write he didn't miss at all, most days, in the Introduction?
(a) His cat.
(b) His wife.
(c) His memory.
(d) His lover.

2. What street was Thompson's hotel overlooking in "Mescalito"?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Esposito Drive.
(c) Hollywood Boulevard.
(d) Sunset Strip.

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

4. According to a sales jingle quoted by Thompson, "We cannot tell a lie, our machines will ___ you into a bag so fast you'll think you went blind."
(a) Zip.
(b) Tie.
(c) Bind.
(d) Sew.

5. Thompson wrote, regarding the order of the stories, that the dramatic tension should build like _____________.
(a) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
(b) Gone With the Wind.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) Bolero.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what floor was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?

2. Whom did Thompson write of in Jerusalem in "Mescalito"?

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

4. What liquor store did Thompson walk down to in the first entry of "Mescalito"?

5. In what city did "Mescalito" take place?

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