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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 memory.
(c) His cat.
(d) His wife.

2. How many flower children walked below Thompson's window and waved at him in "Mescalito"?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

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

4. What park did Thompson feel he was looking at in "Mescalito"?
(a) Grant Park.
(b) Cauley Park.
(c) Central Park.
(d) Bryant Park.

5. What time did Thompson write it was at the beginning of his second entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) 2:30.
(b) 1:30.
(c) 4:30.
(d) 12:30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thompson write he now had a fifth of in the beginning of "Mescalito"?

2. What did Thompson claim in the Introduction was what "we must deal with" today?

3. What veteran CBS journalist did Thompson describe as being condescending in "Mescalito"?

4. What did Thompson write "is all that matters--except for the horrible scars" in the Introduction?

5. What were the police and ambulances scrambling toward as Thompson watched in the beginning of "Mescalito"?

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