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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. In "Mescalito," what was "adjusting to this new stimulus like an old soldier ambushed and panicked for a moment"?
(a) The spirit.
(b) The brain.
(c) The body.
(d) The soul.

2. What kind of beer was Thompson drinking during his mescaline trip in "Mescalito"?
(a) Budweiser.
(b) Corona.
(c) Pabst.
(d) Coors.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What date is the second entry of "Mescalito"?

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

3. What "puts you out in the dark, which is more neutral" in "Mescalito"?

4. Thompson wrote in the Introduction that it was as though in a previous life he had been a ______________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was James Farmer? Why was he on the news in "Mescalito"?

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

4. What combination of drugs had Thompson taken?

5. What did Thompson write about Alfie's?

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

7. What scene on the Pacific Coast Highway did Thompson describe in "Mescalito"?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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