2. 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.

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

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

5. What Hawaiian word for "thank you" did Thompson write in the Introduction?
(a) Mahola.
(b) Aloha.
(c) Mahalo.
(d) Halou.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a civil rights activist, a leader of the American civil rights movement of the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and the initiator and organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride which eventually led to the desegregation of interstate busing in the United states?

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

3. What did Thompson write "is all that matters--except for the horrible scars" in the Introduction?

4. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" while tripping that his eyes felt bigger than____________.

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

(see the answer key)

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