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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thompson wrote that ___________ was "keeping me on my rails, without it I'd be completely adrift and weird" in "Mescalito"?
(a) The television.
(b) The telephone.
(c) The radio.
(d) The typewriter.

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

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

4. Whom did Thompson describe on Face the Nation in "Mescalito"?
(a) James Farmer.
(b) Hubert Humphrey.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Richard Nixon.

5. How did Thompson describe his typewriter keys while tripping in "Mescalito"?
(a) Glittering.
(b) Hot.
(c) Melting.
(d) Freezing.

6. Thompson wrote while under the influence of mescaline that there was not much connection between his head and his ________.
(a) Heart.
(b) Soul.
(c) Mind.
(d) Body.

7. At the Luau, who could remember when Farmer was a radical?
(a) Humphrey.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Schorr.
(d) McGarr.

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

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

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

11. What did Thompson write he could do much faster than normal while under the effects of mescaline in "Mescalito"?
(a) Type.
(b) Dance.
(c) Think.
(d) Walk.

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

13. In what city did Thompson write that Nixon had ordered the Condor Legion?
(a) San Francisco, CA.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) Los Angeles, CA.
(d) Berkely, CA.

14. To whom is the letter in the Introduction addressed?
(a) Paulo.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Stu.
(d) Maurice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did Thompson write he had returned in the Introduction?

2. Which airline was mentioned in connection with the following quote: "Xerox copy with author's notes of yesterday's program..."?

3. When is George Washington's birthday?

4. Hearing news of ______________ was too much for a tortured head in "Mescalito"?

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

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