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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. When is George Washington's birthday?
(a) February 22.
(b) February 28.
(c) February 27.
(d) February 25.

2. What happened when Thompson first tried to call Oscar in "Mescalito"?
(a) The line was busy.
(b) No one was home.
(c) He got the answering machine.
(d) Oscar's wife answered.

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

4. Thompson wrote that ___________ was "keeping me on my rails, without it I'd be completely adrift and weird" in "Mescalito"?
(a) The television.
(b) The typewriter.
(c) The radio.
(d) The telephone.

5. In "Mescalito," what did Thompson describe as an unbearable experience that would blow the top right off his head?
(a) Flying.
(b) Going in public.
(c) Speaking.
(d) Driving.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mescalito," if Thompson could get up and go to the bathroom, he would like to get a towel to hang over __________.

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

3. Thompson arrived back from a tour of the Soviet Union and _____________.

4. What kind of credit card did Thompson use for payment at the liquor store in "Mescalito"?

5. From where did Thompson write he had returned in the Introduction?

(see the answer key)

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