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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. What is Al's full name?

2. Where does Paul go to eat while he is at Sala's?

3. Who do Sala and Paul leave the casino with?

4. Where does the author say the Cuban carried a gun?

5. What is the name of Sanderson's company?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gives the reader the idea that Paul intends to stay in San Juan?

2. What does Sala tell Paul at Al's?

3. Why can Paul not work at the beginning of this chapter?

4. Describe the San Juan News.

5. What do Paul and Yeamon talk about at Al's?

6. How does Lotterman react to Paul's questions about the paper folding?

7. What does Paul do when he finds out he cannot work?

8. What signs are there that newspaper will soon fold?

9. What kind of people like to drink at Al's bar?

10. How is Yeaman coping with losing his job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What similarities does the Rum Diary share with Hunter S. Thompson's later work in terms of the following:

1) Style

2) Themes

3) Politics

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Thompson use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

The Rum Diary is written in the first person. Why do you think Thompson chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the third person?

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