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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. What signal did the flower children wave at Thompson in "Mescalito"?
(a) "Y."
(b) "W."
(c) "V."
(d) "P."

2. 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 Animals.
(d) The Bushmen.

3. What is the date of the third entry in "Mescalito"?
(a) March 14.
(b) February 21.
(c) February 20.
(d) February 18-19.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thompson claim he was not in his letter in the Introduction?

2. When did Thompson write that "it started" in his letter in the Introduction?

3. What kind of credit card did Thompson use for payment at the liquor store in "Mescalito"?

4. Thompson wrote he had been chased and tormented by what huge radioactive creatures in the Introduction?

5. In "Mescalito" Thompson wrote, "Yesterday a dope freak tried to steal the Goodyear blimp and take it to ______________."

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