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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. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" that the little red indicator that moves along with the ball on the typewriter appeared to be made of _________.
(a) Watermelon.
(b) Blood.
(c) Rubies.
(d) Lipstick.

2. Whom did Thompson describe on Face the Nation in "Mescalito"?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Hubert Humphrey.
(c) James Farmer.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

3. In what year does "Mescalito" begin?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1968.

4. What time did Thompson write it was at the beginning of his second entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) 1:30.
(b) 2:30.
(c) 12:30.
(d) 4:30.

5. Thompson was anxious about _____________coming into his hotel room in "Mescalito."
(a) His mother.
(b) His boss.
(c) Oscar.
(d) A maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mescalito," what was "adjusting to this new stimulus like an old soldier ambushed and panicked for a moment"?

2. Thompson tried to focus on the sound of what musical instrument between ads during his trip in "Mescalito"?

3. What did Thompson write he could do much faster than normal while under the effects of mescaline in "Mescalito"?

4. Which American journalist covered world news for more than 60 years and was most recently a Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR)?

5. What park did Thompson feel he was looking at in "Mescalito"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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