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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 7 & 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Thompson not able to see the race?
(a) He has returned to his hotel.
(b) It has begun to rain hard.
(c) The cloud of dust from the racers is too thick.
(d) He does not have a good standing place.

2. What does Thompson see in the carpet at the first hotel bar in Las Vegas?
(a) Roaches.
(b) His mother's face.
(c) Blood.
(d) Pictures of Armageddon.

3. Why does the attorney run a red light in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) He is being chased by a police officer.
(b) He wants to get to the restaurant before six.
(c) He does not see the light.
(d) He has fallen into a drug coma.

4. What kind of shirt does the man who talks about physically abusing his wife wear?
(a) A Bud light t-shirt.
(b) An Idaho campgrounds shirt.
(c) An American flag t-shirt.
(d) A Harley-Davidson shirt.

5. What does Thompson briefly think to do when the hitchhiker talks about the car?
(a) Let him drive.
(b) Give him the car.
(c) Nothing, the hitchhiker does not talk about the car.
(d) Leave him walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Thompson leave the lawyer in the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?

2. How many vehicles leave when the race first begins in Part 1, Chapter 5?

3. What is the correspondent from Life magazine doing in Part 1, Chapter 5 that bothers Thompson?

4. Who brings a pink telephone to Thompson in Part 1?

5. Where were Thompson and the lawyer when Thompson’s employer calls them in Part 1, Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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