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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which ad did Thompson discuss at length in "Mescalito"?
(a) Johnson and Johnson Soap.
(b) Hoover Vacuum Cleaners.
(c) S.O.S. Pads.
(d) Singer Sewing Machines.

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) James Farmer, Jr.
(c) George Herman.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

3. Thompson described the charwomen as prowling about the hotel like crippled ___________.
(a) Rats.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Coyotes.

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

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

6. Whom did Thompson describe on Face the Nation in "Mescalito"?
(a) James Farmer.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Hubert Humphrey.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

7. What did Thompson back on the balcony to get while waiting for Oscar in "Mescalito"?
(a) The beer.
(b) The vodka.
(c) The pills.
(d) The ice bucket.

8. Thompson wrote while under the influence of mescaline that there was not much connection between his head and his ________.
(a) Body.
(b) Mind.
(c) Soul.
(d) Heart.

9. Thompson arrived back from a tour of the Soviet Union and _____________.
(a) England.
(b) China.
(c) Japan.
(d) Denmark.

10. What signal did the flower children wave at Thompson in "Mescalito"?
(a) "W."
(b) "V."
(c) "Y."
(d) "P."

11. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his drug trip as "a buzzing without noise, high-speed vibrations and more ___________."
(a) Brightness.
(b) Tremors.
(c) Darkness.
(d) Angels.

12. At the Luau, who could remember when Farmer was a radical?
(a) McGarr.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Schorr.
(d) Humphrey.

13. Thompson warned himself to stay away from ___________ during his mescaline trip in "Mescalito."
(a) The lamp post.
(b) The bed.
(c) The carpet.
(d) The phone.

14. What did Thompson claim in the Introduction was what "we must deal with" today?
(a) The police.
(b) The episode.
(c) The Book.
(d) The hospital.

15. What is the date of the third entry in "Mescalito"?
(a) February 21.
(b) February 18-19.
(c) February 20.
(d) March 14.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who sang "The Weight" on the radio in "Mescalito"?

3. What kind of music did Thompson describe on the radio while tripping in "Mescalito"?

4. What did Thompson worry he might wig out and demand in "Mescalito"?

5. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" that the little red indicator that moves along with the ball on the typewriter appeared to be made of _________.

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