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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 write he now had a fifth of in the beginning of "Mescalito"?
(a) Sobieski.
(b) Gentleman Jack.
(c) Crown Royal.
(d) Louis Martini Barbera.

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

3. What station did Thompson promise to send a check to in "Mescalito"?
(a) KPFK.
(b) KPPR.
(c) KWER.
(d) WKRP.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What signal did the flower children wave at Thompson in "Mescalito"?

2. According to Thompson, to the flower children in "Mescalito" he must have been seen as just another ________________.

3. Whom did Thompson feel like while conversing with the flower children in "Mescalito"?

4. With whom did Thompson write of sitting on the Strip, talking to off-duty hookers in "Mescalito"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Thompson describe the imagery as he began to peak? What did the typewriter look like?

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

3. Who was Oscar in "Mescalito"?

4. What did Thompson describe embedded in the carpet of his room in "Mescalito"? What had it reminded him of?

5. Who was Hubert Humphrey and why did Thompson discuss him in "Mescalito"?

6. Why had a dope freak tried to steal the Goodyear blimp in "Mescalito"?

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

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

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

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

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