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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. The clerk at the liquor store asked Thompson, "Aren't you the guy who did that ______ thing?"

2. On what floor was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?

3. Thompson was anxious about _____________coming into his hotel room in "Mescalito."

4. In the opening of "Mescalito" Thompson was full of pills, club sandwiches, and _____________.

5. From where did Thompson write he had returned in the Introduction?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What scene on the Pacific Coast Highway did Thompson describe in "Mescalito"?

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

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

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

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

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 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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