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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Thompson claim he was not in his letter in the Introduction?
(a) A chaste nun.
(b) A sane man.
(c) A brainless whore.
(d) A classical writer.

3. Whom did Thompson call, asking him to bring beer in "Mescalito"?
(a) Paulie.
(b) Sing-li.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Estes.

4. What did Thompson creep across the room to get to help with the sunlight in "Mescalito"?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) A lamp shade.
(c) A window blind.
(d) An umbrella.

5. How much beer did Thompson have to conserve while waiting for Oscar to arrive in "Mescalito"?
(a) An inch.
(b) Two beers.
(c) A half-beer.
(d) A six-pack.

6. According to Thompson, to the flower children in "Mescalito" he must have been seen as just another ________________.
(a) Fat cat.
(b) Wet blanket.
(c) Square.
(d) Old man.

7. According to the Introduction, what was Thompson going to murder in his backyard?
(a) A cat.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A raccoon.

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

9. What street was Thompson's hotel overlooking in "Mescalito"?
(a) Hollywood Boulevard.
(b) Sunset Strip.
(c) Esposito Drive.
(d) Broadway.

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

11. Thompson wrote he had been chased and tormented by what huge radioactive creatures in the Introduction?
(a) Bobcats.
(b) Red foxes.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Horses.

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

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

14. According to a sales jingle quoted by Thompson, "We cannot tell a lie, our machines will ___ you into a bag so fast you'll think you went blind."
(a) Bind.
(b) Tie.
(c) Zip.
(d) Sew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of credit card did Thompson use for payment at the liquor store in "Mescalito"?

2. What were the police and ambulances scrambling toward as Thompson watched in the beginning of "Mescalito"?

3. On what floor was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?

4. Thompson wrote about _______________singing White Rabbit in "Mescalito."

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

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