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

2. According to the Introduction, what was Thompson going to murder in his backyard?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A skunk.
(c) A cat.
(d) A wolf.

3. The clerk at the liquor store asked Thompson, "Aren't you the guy who did that ______ thing?"
(a) Hell's Angels.
(b) Fear and Loathing.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Las Vegas.

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

5. ______________were all over the carpet in Thompson's room.
(a) Marijuana seeds.
(b) Upholstery fabric.
(c) Flower petals.
(d) Confetti bits.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Thompson claim in the Introduction was what "we must deal with" today?

3. What did Thompson write "is all that matters--except for the horrible scars" in the Introduction?

4. What drug did Thompson equate mescaline as being very much like in "Mescalito"?

5. Thompson wrote in the letter in the Introduction that he had been unable to be contacted by anyone but whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Thompson attempt to maintain a grip on reality in "Mescalito"? What were his results?

2. Describe the narrative style of "Mescalito."

3. Who passed below Thompson's hotel room in "Mescalito"? What interaction did they have?

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

5. What scene did Thompson write of having witnessed with the police?

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

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

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

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

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

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