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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mescalito, Pages 30 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his typewriter arrow "jumping along like a ___ in one of those sing-along movie shorts, bouncing from word to word with the music."
(a) Note.
(b) Zero.
(c) Face.
(d) Pill.

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

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

4. Which airline was mentioned in connection with the following quote: "Xerox copy with author's notes of yesterday's program..."?
(a) U.S. Airlines.
(b) American Airlines.
(c) Continental Airlines.
(d) Delta Airlines.

5. What is the date of the first entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) March 12.
(b) September 18.
(c) February 16.
(d) February 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does "Mescalito" begin?

2. What kind of music did Thompson describe on the radio while tripping in "Mescalito"?

3. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" that the little red indicator that moves along with the ball on the typewriter appeared to be made of _________.

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

5. When is George Washington's birthday?

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