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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. With whom did Thompson write of sitting on the Strip, talking to off-duty hookers in "Mescalito"?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Lionel.
(c) Arnold.
(d) James.

2. Whom did Thompson call, asking him to bring beer in "Mescalito"?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Paulie.
(c) Estes.
(d) Sing-li.

3. Who had a twenty-fifth-floor Hilton suite in "Mescalito"?
(a) Hubert Humphrey.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) George Herman.
(d) James Farmer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Thompson worry he might wig out and demand in "Mescalito"?

3. How did Thompson describe his typewriter keys while tripping in "Mescalito"?

4. ______________were all over the carpet in Thompson's room.

5. Hearing news of ______________ was too much for a tortured head in "Mescalito"?

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