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

2. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his drug trip as "a buzzing without noise, high-speed vibrations and more ___________."
(a) Angels.
(b) Tremors.
(c) Brightness.
(d) Darkness.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson wrote he had been chased and tormented by what huge radioactive creatures in the Introduction?

2. Who had a twenty-fifth-floor Hilton suite in "Mescalito"?

3. In "Mescalito," if Thompson could get up and go to the bathroom, he would like to get a towel to hang over __________.

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

5. In "Mescalito," what did Thompson describe as an unbearable experience that would blow the top right off his head?

Short Essay Questions

1. What holiday was approaching in "Mescalito"? What advertisements did Thompson hear regarding the holiday?

2. To whom did Thompson make a phone call in "Mescalito"? Why?

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

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

5. What happened to the flower children in "Mescalito"?

6. What did Thompson believe the typewriter indicator looked like in "Mescalito"?

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

8. What combination of drugs had Thompson taken?

9. How did Thompson describe his overwhelmed existence in "Mescalito"?

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

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