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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mescalito, Pages 15 through 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a civil rights activist, a leader of the American civil rights movement of the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and the initiator and organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride which eventually led to the desegregation of interstate busing in the United states?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) George Herman.
(d) James Farmer, Jr.

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

3. What kind of credit card did Thompson use for payment at the liquor store in "Mescalito"?
(a) Mastercard.
(b) Diner's Club.
(c) Visa.
(d) American Express.

4. What did Thompson write he now had a fifth of in the beginning of "Mescalito"?
(a) Crown Royal.
(b) Gentleman Jack.
(c) Sobieski.
(d) Louis Martini Barbera.

5. According to the Introduction, what was Thompson going to murder in his backyard?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A skunk.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, where was Thompson placed after his escape?

2. Thompson wrote, regarding the order of the stories, that the dramatic tension should build like _____________.

3. 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"?

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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