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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. What did Thompson claim he was not in his letter in the Introduction?
(a) A sane man.
(b) A classical writer.
(c) A chaste nun.
(d) A brainless whore.

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

3. In the opening of "Mescalito" Thompson was full of pills, club sandwiches, and _____________.
(a) Old Crow.
(b) Jack Daniels.
(c) Evan Williams.
(d) Jameson's.

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

5. Thompson described the charwomen as prowling about the hotel like crippled ___________.
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Rats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson wrote while under the influence of mescaline that there was not much connection between his head and his ________.

2. According to Thompson, "Singer sewing time is ____ minutes until eight o'clock."

3. Thompson wrote about _______________singing White Rabbit in "Mescalito."

4. At what hotel was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?

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

(see the answer key)

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