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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 television.
(c) The window.
(d) The balcony.

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

4. What park did Thompson feel he was looking at in "Mescalito"?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Grant Park.
(c) Cauley Park.
(d) Bryant Park.

5. Who had a twenty-fifth-floor Hilton suite in "Mescalito"?
(a) Hubert Humphrey.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) George Herman.
(d) James Farmer.

6. In "Mescalito" Thompson wrote, "Yesterday a dope freak tried to steal the Goodyear blimp and take it to ______________."
(a) Aspen.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Denver.
(d) Chicago.

7. What did Thompson write "is all that matters--except for the horrible scars" in the Introduction?
(a) Mescaline.
(b) Decadence.
(c) Redemption.
(d) Escape.

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

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

10. What were the police and ambulances scrambling toward as Thompson watched in the beginning of "Mescalito"?
(a) Studio 54.
(b) Whiskytown Go Go.
(c) The L.A. Club.
(d) Whisky-a-Go-Go.

11. With whom did Thompson write of sitting on the Strip, talking to off-duty hookers in "Mescalito"?
(a) James.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Arnold.
(d) Lionel.

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

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

14. In "Mescalito," what did Thompson describe as an unbearable experience that would blow the top right off his head?
(a) Driving.
(b) Speaking.
(c) Flying.
(d) Going in public.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Thompson, how high above his feet was his head while tripping in "Mescalito"?

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

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

4. What had gone off in the night in Thompson's second entry from "Mescalito"?

5. What happened when Thompson first tried to call Oscar in "Mescalito"?

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