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

2. What did Thompson write "is all that matters--except for the horrible scars" in the Introduction?
(a) Mescaline.
(b) Escape.
(c) Decadence.
(d) Redemption.

3. In "Mescalito," if Thompson could get up and go to the bathroom, he would like to get a towel to hang over __________.
(a) The window.
(b) The balcony.
(c) The television.
(d) The door.

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

5. At what hotel was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?
(a) The Dellmore Inn.
(b) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(c) The San Franciscan.
(d) The Continental Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Introduction, what was Thompson going to murder in his backyard?

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

3. In "Mescalito" Thompson wrote, "Yesterday a dope freak tried to steal the Goodyear blimp and take it to ______________."

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

5. What kind of music did Thompson describe on the radio while tripping in "Mescalito"?

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