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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death of a Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The clerk at the liquor store asked Thompson, "Aren't you the guy who did that ______ thing?"
(a) Hell's Angels.
(b) Fear and Loathing.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Nixon.

2. When did the car rental employee say she was going to move in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Wednesday.

3. What kind of car did the flower children end up getting into in "Mescalito"?
(a) A bus.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A pickup truck.
(d) A beetle.

4. Thompson wrote that Leach was a junkie for _____________.
(a) Gambling.
(b) Mass hysteria.
(c) Women.
(d) Heroin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thompson consider mixing with ice fragments to drink in "Mescalito"?

2. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his drug trip as "a buzzing without noise, high-speed vibrations and more ___________."

3. Leach told Thompson in "Death of a Poet" that he had changed his bet, gotten drunk, and ________________.

4. Thompson wrote in the Introduction that it was as though in a previous life he had been a ______________.

5. Which American journalist covered world news for more than 60 years and was most recently a Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR)?

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