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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. In "Mescalito" Thompson wrote, "Yesterday a dope freak tried to steal the Goodyear blimp and take it to ______________."
(a) Aspen.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Denver.

2. Thompson wrote he had been chased and tormented by what huge radioactive creatures in the Introduction?
(a) Red foxes.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Horses.
(d) Bobcats.

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"?
(a) L.A. Times.
(b) New York Times.
(c) Chicago Tribune.
(d) U.S.A. Today.

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

5. Thompson wrote in the Introduction that it was as though in a previous life he had been a ______________.
(a) Earle of Denver.
(b) Washing woman.
(c) Spotted trout.
(d) Jackbastard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Hawaiian word for "thank you" did Thompson write in the Introduction?

2. What kind of car did the flower children end up getting into in "Mescalito"?

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

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

5. What park did Thompson feel he was looking at in "Mescalito"?

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