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

2. In the Introduction, where was Thompson placed after his escape?
(a) An enforced labor camp.
(b) A holding cell.
(c) A Decompression Chamber.
(d) A mental institution.

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

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

5. What date is the second entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) February 19.
(b) February 20.
(c) February 18.
(d) March 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Thompson describe on Face the Nation in "Mescalito"?

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

3. What is the date of the first entry of "Mescalito"?

4. What "puts you out in the dark, which is more neutral" in "Mescalito"?

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

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