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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. At the Luau, who could remember when Farmer was a radical?
(a) McGarr.
(b) Humphrey.
(c) Schorr.
(d) Nixon.

2. Thompson wrote he had been chased and tormented by what huge radioactive creatures in the Introduction?
(a) Bobcats.
(b) Horses.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Red foxes.

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

4. According to Thompson, "Singer sewing time is ____ minutes until eight o'clock."
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Ten.

5. According to a sales jingle quoted by Thompson, "We cannot tell a lie, our machines will ___ you into a bag so fast you'll think you went blind."
(a) Bind.
(b) Zip.
(c) Sew.
(d) Tie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mescalito," what did Thompson describe as "wily old"?

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

3. Whom did Thompson feel like while conversing with the flower children in "Mescalito"?

4. What kind of car did the flower children end up getting into in "Mescalito"?

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"?

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