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

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

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

4. In what year does "Mescalito" begin?

5. Thompson wrote, regarding the order of the stories, that the dramatic tension should build like _____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the narrative style of "Mescalito."

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

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

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

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

9. What comparisons did Thompson make between acid and mescaline?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Thompson's relationship with and political feelings toward Richard Nixon. How did Thompson react to news of Nixon in "Mescalito"?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of "Mescalito." Why was Thompson at that particular location? What impact did the setting have on the events of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Thompson's interactions with the flower children in "Mescalito." What was ironic about their relationship?

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