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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Screwjack.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What veteran CBS journalist did Thompson describe as being condescending in "Mescalito"?
(a) James Farmer.
(b) Walter Cronkite.
(c) George Herman.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

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

3. Whom did Thompson write of in Jerusalem in "Mescalito"?
(a) Andrew Watson.
(b) Michael Stewart.
(c) Melvin Laird.
(d) Anthony Hatch.

4. Thompson wrote about _______________singing White Rabbit in "Mescalito."
(a) Jim Morrison.
(b) Jefferson Airplane.
(c) Martin Bormann.
(d) Louis Armstrong.

5. How did Thompson describe his typewriter keys while tripping in "Mescalito"?
(a) Glittering.
(b) Melting.
(c) Hot.
(d) Freezing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had given Thompson the numbers he'd used to place his bets?

2. What devastated the Duke Estate in "Screwjack"?

3. What did Leach throw at Thompson in the kitchen?

4. What time did Thompson write it was at the beginning of his second entry of "Mescalito"?

5. Where did the car rental employee say she was moving to in "Death of a Poet"?

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