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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 warned himself to stay away from ___________ during his mescaline trip in "Mescalito."

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

3. What time did Thompson write it was at the beginning of his second entry of "Mescalito"?

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

5. Thompson has problems with beer and __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What combination of drugs had Thompson taken?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role that sports betting plays in the narrative of "Death of a Poet." How involved was Hunter S. Thompson in sports betting? What other works discuss it?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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