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

2. Which American journalist covered world news for more than 60 years and was most recently a Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR)?
(a) Walter Cronkite.
(b) James Farmer.
(c) George Herman.
(d) Daniel Schorr.

3. Whom did Thompson feel like while conversing with the flower children in "Mescalito"?
(a) Hubert Humphrey.
(b) Johnny Carson.
(c) James Farmer.
(d) Richard Nixon.

4. The clerk at the liquor store asked Thompson, "Aren't you the guy who did that ______ thing?"
(a) Fear and Loathing.
(b) Hell's Angels.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Nixon.

5. When did Thompson write that "it started" in his letter in the Introduction?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Groundhog Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what hotel was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?

2. What signal did the flower children wave at Thompson in "Mescalito"?

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

4. What had gone off in the night in Thompson's second entry from "Mescalito"?

5. According to Thompson, to the flower children in "Mescalito" he must have been seen as just another ________________.

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