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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. Thompson wrote he had been chased and tormented by what huge radioactive creatures in the Introduction?

2. What happened when Thompson first tried to call Oscar in "Mescalito"?

3. Whom did Thompson call, asking him to bring beer in "Mescalito"?

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

5. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his drug trip as "a buzzing without noise, high-speed vibrations and more ___________."

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What combination of drugs had Thompson taken?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the political events and climate surrounding "Mescalito." What references did Thompson make to the Civil Rights Movement?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Hunter S. Thompson's unique style of writing in the works contained in Screw-jack. What narrative style did Thompson use in the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the narrative style of "Death of a Poet." How does the narrative point of view in this story differ from the other selections in Screw-jack?

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