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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In the opening of "Mescalito" Thompson was full of pills, club sandwiches, and _____________.
(a) Jack Daniels.
(b) Old Crow.
(c) Jameson's.
(d) Evan Williams.

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

8. The clerk at the liquor store asked Thompson, "Aren't you the guy who did that ______ thing?"
(a) Hell's Angels.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Fear and Loathing.

9. What is the date of the first entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) February 16.
(b) March 12.
(c) September 18.
(d) February 23.

10. From where did Thompson write he had returned in the Introduction?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) The Wilderness.
(d) The Great Beyond.

11. What kind of car did the flower children end up getting into in "Mescalito"?
(a) A pickup truck.
(b) A bus.
(c) A taxi.
(d) A beetle.

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

13. In the Introduction, where was Thompson placed after his escape?
(a) A mental institution.
(b) An enforced labor camp.
(c) A holding cell.
(d) A Decompression Chamber.

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

15. What kind of credit card did Thompson use for payment at the liquor store in "Mescalito"?
(a) Visa.
(b) Diner's Club.
(c) American Express.
(d) Mastercard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many flower children walked below Thompson's window and waved at him in "Mescalito"?

2. 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"?

3. How did Thompson describe his typewriter keys while tripping in "Mescalito"?

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

5. At what hotel was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?

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