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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. 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) Sew.
(b) Tie.
(c) Bind.
(d) Zip.

2. Whom did Thompson feel like while conversing with the flower children in "Mescalito"?
(a) James Farmer.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Johnny Carson.
(d) Hubert Humphrey.

3. 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"?
(a) Chicago Tribune.
(b) New York Times.
(c) U.S.A. Today.
(d) L.A. Times.

4. Thompson has problems with beer and __________.
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Dexedrine.
(d) Candy.

5. In "Mescalito," what was "adjusting to this new stimulus like an old soldier ambushed and panicked for a moment"?
(a) The brain.
(b) The soul.
(c) The body.
(d) The spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of beer was Thompson drinking during his mescaline trip in "Mescalito"?

2. What is the date of the first entry of "Mescalito"?

3. What "puts you out in the dark, which is more neutral" in "Mescalito"?

4. What station did Thompson promise to send a check to in "Mescalito"?

5. With whom did Thompson write of sitting on the Strip, talking to off-duty hookers in "Mescalito"?

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