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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What veteran CBS journalist did Thompson describe as being condescending in "Mescalito"?

2. According to the Introduction, what was Thompson going to murder in his backyard?

3. What were the police and ambulances scrambling toward as Thompson watched in the beginning of "Mescalito"?

4. With whom did Thompson write of sitting on the Strip, talking to off-duty hookers in "Mescalito"?

5. Whom did Thompson describe on Face the Nation in "Mescalito"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Thompson write about Alfie's?

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

9. What happened to the flower children in "Mescalito"?

10. To what radio station did Thompson vow to send a check? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Hubert Humphrey? Why did Hunter S. Thompson choose to use Humphrey in a metaphor in "Mescalito"?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of "Death of a Poet." How is the setting integral to the plot of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of F. X. Leach in "Death of a Poet." In what other works had Thompson used Leach? What plot similarities were there?

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