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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. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" that the little red indicator that moves along with the ball on the typewriter appeared to be made of _________.
(a) Blood.
(b) Lipstick.
(c) Watermelon.
(d) Rubies.

2. What liquor store did Thompson walk down to in the first entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) Sisters of Mercy Liquor.
(b) Jackson Square Liquor.
(c) King's Cellar Liquor.
(d) Pearl Street Liquor.

3. What time did Thompson write it was at the beginning of his second entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) 1:30.
(b) 4:30.
(c) 2:30.
(d) 12:30.

4. Thompson was anxious about _____________coming into his hotel room in "Mescalito."
(a) Oscar.
(b) His mother.
(c) His boss.
(d) A maid.

5. Thompson wrote in the Introduction that it was as though in a previous life he had been a ______________.
(a) Spotted trout.
(b) Jackbastard.
(c) Earle of Denver.
(d) Washing woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Thompson describe on Face the Nation in "Mescalito"?

2. What happened when Thompson first tried to call Oscar in "Mescalito"?

3. How many flower children walked below Thompson's window and waved at him in "Mescalito"?

4. When did Thompson write that "it started" in his letter in the Introduction?

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

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