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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. Who had a twenty-fifth-floor Hilton suite in "Mescalito"?

2. Thompson wrote that ___________ was "keeping me on my rails, without it I'd be completely adrift and weird" in "Mescalito"?

3. What kind of music did Thompson describe on the radio while tripping in "Mescalito"?

4. Which airline was mentioned in connection with the following quote: "Xerox copy with author's notes of yesterday's program..."?

5. ______________were all over the carpet in Thompson's room.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What combination of drugs had Thompson taken?

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

4. Describe the narrative style of "Mescalito."

5. What interactions had Thompson had with the Hell's Angels? When was this cited in "Mescalito"?

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

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

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

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

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

Describe Thompson's interaction with the employee at the car rental station in "Death of a Poet." What does this interaction show the protagonist to be?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the theme of addiction and abuse in "Mescalito." What symbolism and imagery supports this theme?

Essay Topic 3

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

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