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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. At what hotel was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?
(a) The Continental Hotel.
(b) The San Franciscan.
(c) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(d) The Dellmore Inn.

2. What were the police and ambulances scrambling toward as Thompson watched in the beginning of "Mescalito"?
(a) The L.A. Club.
(b) Studio 54.
(c) Whisky-a-Go-Go.
(d) Whiskytown Go Go.

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

4. On what floor was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?
(a) 7th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 14th.
(d) 11th.

5. What did Thompson write he thought should be last in order in the Introduction?
(a) Mescalito.
(b) Screwjack.
(c) Fear and Loathing.
(d) Death of a Poet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom is the letter in the Introduction addressed?

3. Which American journalist covered world news for more than 60 years and was most recently a Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR)?

4. For how long had Thompson been chased and tormented by giant radioactive creatures in the Introduction?

5. Where did Thompson write of people howling over late deadlines in "Mescalito"?

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