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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 the Introduction, what was Thompson going to murder in his backyard?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A skunk.
(c) A cat.
(d) A wolf.

2. 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?
(a) Malcolm X.
(b) George Herman.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) James Farmer, Jr.

3. In what city did Thompson write that Nixon had ordered the Condor Legion?
(a) Berkely, CA.
(b) San Francisco, CA.
(c) Los Angeles, CA.
(d) New York, NY.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Thompson creep across the room to get to help with the sunlight in "Mescalito"?

3. Where did Thompson write of people howling over late deadlines in "Mescalito"?

4. 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."

5. What date is the second entry of "Mescalito"?

(see the answer key)

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