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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. Whom did Thompson describe on Face the Nation in "Mescalito"?

2. In what city did "Mescalito" take place?

3. What did Thompson worry he might wig out and demand in "Mescalito"?

4. When is George Washington's birthday?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What scene did Thompson write of having witnessed with the police?

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

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

6. What happened to Thompson's concentration as the trip continued?

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

8. What combination of drugs had Thompson taken?

9. What metaphor did Thompson made in describing his brain while tripping?

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

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

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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