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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What "puts you out in the dark, which is more neutral" in "Mescalito"?
(a) LSD.
(b) A balcony.
(c) A window.
(d) The press.

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

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

5. Hearing news of ______________ was too much for a tortured head in "Mescalito"?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Carter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What station did Thompson promise to send a check to in "Mescalito"?

2. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" while tripping that his eyes felt bigger than____________.

3. Who was screaming in the background of the headset on the plane in "Mescalito"?

4. What did Thompson write he thought should be last in order in the Introduction?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hunter S. Thompson as the central character in "Mescalito." What are his objectives?

2. Who was Oscar in "Mescalito"?

3. What drug had Thompson never before had in "Mescalito"? What were his initial experiences like?

4. From where was Thompson facing deadline drama in "Mescalito"?

5. What interactions had Thompson had with the Hell's Angels? When was this cited in "Mescalito"?

6. How did Thompson feel about the hotel workers in "Mescalito"?

7. What happened to Thompson's concentration as the trip continued?

8. What was Thompson able to do with extraordinary speed and precision while tripping?

9. What metaphor did Thompson made in describing his brain while tripping?

10. What noise was distracting Thompson in the middle of the night on February 18 in "Mescalito"? How?

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