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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Thompson write of people howling over late deadlines in "Mescalito"?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Denver.
(d) Chicago.

3. What date is the second entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) February 18.
(b) February 20.
(c) February 19.
(d) March 12.

4. How did Thompson describe his typewriter keys while tripping in "Mescalito"?
(a) Hot.
(b) Melting.
(c) Glittering.
(d) Freezing.

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

6. What did Thompson write he thought should be last in order in the Introduction?
(a) Death of a Poet.
(b) Fear and Loathing.
(c) Mescalito.
(d) Screwjack.

7. Thompson wrote about _______________singing White Rabbit in "Mescalito."
(a) Jefferson Airplane.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) Martin Bormann.
(d) Jim Morrison.

8. Who composed Sonata in F Major for Oboe and Guitar?
(a) Berlioz.
(b) Johann Sebastian Bach.
(c) Charles Starkweather.
(d) Philip Glass.

9. On what floor was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?
(a) 11th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 14th.

10. For how long had Thompson been chased and tormented by giant radioactive creatures in the Introduction?
(a) 22 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 36 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

11. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his typewriter arrow "jumping along like a ___ in one of those sing-along movie shorts, bouncing from word to word with the music."
(a) Zero.
(b) Face.
(c) Pill.
(d) Note.

12. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" while tripping that his eyes felt bigger than____________.
(a) Apples.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Pears.
(d) Grapefruits.

13. What kind of music did Thompson describe on the radio while tripping in "Mescalito"?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Flute.
(d) Drums.

14. Which American journalist covered world news for more than 60 years and was most recently a Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR)?
(a) James Farmer.
(b) Daniel Schorr.
(c) George Herman.
(d) Walter Cronkite.

15. Thompson tried to focus on the sound of what musical instrument between ads during his trip in "Mescalito"?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Trombone.
(c) Violin.
(d) Tuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which airline was mentioned in connection with the following quote: "Xerox copy with author's notes of yesterday's program..."?

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

3. Thompson wrote, regarding the order of the stories, that the dramatic tension should build like _____________.

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

5. When is George Washington's birthday?

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