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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. Whom did Thompson call, asking him to bring beer in "Mescalito"?
(a) Paulie.
(b) Estes.
(c) Sing-li.
(d) Oscar.

2. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" while tripping that his eyes felt bigger than____________.
(a) Pears.
(b) Grapefruits.
(c) Apples.
(d) Oranges.

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

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

5. Thompson tried to focus on the sound of what musical instrument between ads during his trip in "Mescalito"?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Trombone.
(c) Violin.
(d) Tuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What liquor store did Thompson walk down to in the first entry of "Mescalito"?

2. In "Mescalito," what did Thompson describe as "wily old"?

3. How much beer did Thompson have to conserve while waiting for Oscar to arrive in "Mescalito"?

4. Who was screaming in the background of the headset on the plane in "Mescalito"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What drug had Thompson never before had in "Mescalito"? What were his initial experiences like?

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

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

6. What combination of drugs had Thompson taken?

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

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

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

10. Who was Oscar in "Mescalito"?

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