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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Mescalito," if Thompson could get up and go to the bathroom, he would like to get a towel to hang over __________.
(a) The door.
(b) The balcony.
(c) The window.
(d) The television.

3. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" that the little red indicator that moves along with the ball on the typewriter appeared to be made of _________.
(a) Watermelon.
(b) Blood.
(c) Rubies.
(d) Lipstick.

4. What did Thompson write he didn't miss at all, most days, in the Introduction?
(a) His lover.
(b) His cat.
(c) His memory.
(d) His wife.

5. What drug did Thompson equate mescaline as being very much like in "Mescalito"?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) LSD.
(d) Psylocibin.

6. Thompson wrote, regarding the order of the stories, that the dramatic tension should build like _____________.
(a) Bolero.
(b) The Great Gatsby.
(c) Gone With the Wind.
(d) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

7. 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) Face.
(b) Zero.
(c) Pill.
(d) Note.

8. Who was screaming in the background of the headset on the plane in "Mescalito"?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Tom Waits.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Gabriel Heatter.

9. How many flower children walked below Thompson's window and waved at him in "Mescalito"?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

10. ______________were all over the carpet in Thompson's room.
(a) Marijuana seeds.
(b) Flower petals.
(c) Upholstery fabric.
(d) Confetti bits.

11. Which airline was mentioned in connection with the following quote: "Xerox copy with author's notes of yesterday's program..."?
(a) U.S. Airlines.
(b) American Airlines.
(c) Continental Airlines.
(d) Delta Airlines.

12. Thompson has problems with beer and __________.
(a) Candy.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Dexedrine.
(d) Cocaine.

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

14. When did Thompson write that "it started" in his letter in the Introduction?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Groundhog Day.
(d) Christmas.

15. What "puts you out in the dark, which is more neutral" in "Mescalito"?
(a) A window.
(b) A balcony.
(c) The press.
(d) LSD.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Luau, who could remember when Farmer was a radical?

2. How much beer did Thompson have to conserve while waiting for Oscar to arrive in "Mescalito"?

3. Which ad did Thompson discuss at length in "Mescalito"?

4. What park did Thompson feel he was looking at in "Mescalito"?

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

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