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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. Who was screaming in the background of the headset on the plane in "Mescalito"?
(a) Louis Armstrong.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Gabriel Heatter.
(d) Tom Waits.

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) James Farmer.
(b) Daniel Schorr.
(c) George Herman.
(d) Walter Cronkite.

3. How much beer did Thompson have left, although it was too early to call for more, in "Mescalito"?
(a) Half a beer.
(b) Two beers.
(c) One beer.
(d) Three beers.

4. Thompson wrote while under the influence of mescaline that there was not much connection between his head and his ________.
(a) Body.
(b) Soul.
(c) Heart.
(d) Mind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson wrote that ___________ was "keeping me on my rails, without it I'd be completely adrift and weird" in "Mescalito"?

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

3. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" while tripping that his eyes felt bigger than____________.

4. When did Thompson write that "it started" in his letter in the Introduction?

5. When is George Washington's birthday?

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