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

2. What is the date of the third entry in "Mescalito"?

3. In what city did Thompson write that Nixon had ordered the Condor Legion?

4. What kind of credit card did Thompson use for payment at the liquor store in "Mescalito"?

5. What did Thompson claim in the Introduction was what "we must deal with" today?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hunter S. Thompson as the central character in "Mescalito." What are his objectives?

2. To what radio station did Thompson vow to send a check? Why?

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

4. What drug had Thompson never before had in "Mescalito"? What were his initial experiences like?

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

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

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

8. Who was James Farmer? Why was he on the news in "Mescalito"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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