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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Thompson write felt "half-frozen" while tripping in "Mescalito"?
(a) His face.
(b) His legs.
(c) His hands.
(d) His toes.

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

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

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

6. What happened when Thompson first tried to call Oscar in "Mescalito"?
(a) No one was home.
(b) He got the answering machine.
(c) The line was busy.
(d) Oscar's wife answered.

7. While waiting for Oscar in "Mescalito," how many hours did Thompson have to catch a plane?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

8. What Hawaiian word for "thank you" did Thompson write in the Introduction?
(a) Halou.
(b) Mahalo.
(c) Mahola.
(d) Aloha.

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

10. 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.

11. What newspaper did Thompson quote with the line, "Kept authorities at bay for more than an hour, claiming to be George Harrison of the Beatles"?
(a) New York Times.
(b) U.S.A. Today.
(c) L.A. Times.
(d) Chicago Tribune.

12. In what city did "Mescalito" take place?
(a) Denver.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) New York.

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

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

15. In "Mescalito," what part of Thompson's body had muscle spasms?
(a) Thompson's neck.
(b) Thompson's arm.
(c) Thompson's foot.
(d) Thompson's thigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car did the flower children end up getting into in "Mescalito"?

2. According to Thompson, "Singer sewing time is ____ minutes until eight o'clock."

3. In "Mescalito" Thompson wrote, "Yesterday a dope freak tried to steal the Goodyear blimp and take it to ______________."

4. The clerk at the liquor store asked Thompson, "Aren't you the guy who did that ______ thing?"

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

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