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

2. What did Thompson back on the balcony to get while waiting for Oscar in "Mescalito"?
(a) The beer.
(b) The vodka.
(c) The pills.
(d) The ice bucket.

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

4. While waiting for Oscar in "Mescalito," how many hours did Thompson have to catch a plane?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Thompson consider mixing with ice fragments to drink in "Mescalito"?

3. 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"?

4. Thompson wrote about _______________singing White Rabbit in "Mescalito."

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Thompson lament about his work in the entry from February 18 in "Mescalito"?

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

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

6. Who was Oscar in "Mescalito"?

7. What conflicts did Thompson face in "Mescalito" after his drug trip began?

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

9. What was the setting of "Mescalito"? Where was Thompson as the story began?

10. What combination of drugs had Thompson taken?

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