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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of vehicle is provided for the journalists in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) A land cruiser.
(b) Two motorcycles.
(c) A Ford Bronco.
(d) A minivan.

2. What does Thompson think is the way Lacerda returned to L.A.?
(a) Greyhound bus.
(b) Took the train.
(c) Drove a rental car.
(d) Airplane.

3. Who does Thompson say he sees in Baker?
(a) One of the winners of the Mint 400.
(b) His lawyer.
(c) The F.B.I.
(d) The hitchhiker they had picked up on the way to Las Vegas.

4. Why is Thompson uncomfortable in a car full of narcotics in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Las Vegas has harsh drug laws.
(b) He knows he needs to keep his head clear.
(c) He does not have narcotics in his car.
(d) He wants to keep his lawyer sober.

5. How did Diane Hamby, whose body is stuffed in a refrigerator, die, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
(a) She was murdered.
(b) The cause of death is unknown.
(c) An overdose of heroin.
(d) She took an overdose of pills and climbed in the refrigerator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Thompson worried about his role in the narcotics conference?

2. Under what name is Thompson going in the hotel in Part 1, Chapter 10?

3. Why does Thompson begin driving faster after the lawyer pulls out a gun in Part 1?

4. What is the name of the bar in which Thompson is sitting on the outskirts of Las Vegas, in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 11?

5. In what condition does Thompson find his attorney when Thompson arrives at their room in the Hotel Falmaingo?

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