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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. What does the hitchhiker do when the attorney pulls the car off the road in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Makes the lawyer a sandwich.
(b) Flees into the desert.
(c) Gives the lawyer a cup of coffee.
(d) Takes over driving.

2. What does Thompson do while he is drinking at the end of Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) Talk to his mom on the phone.
(b) Try to pick-up a female reporter.
(c) Take notes on what he has seen.
(d) Watch a baseball game on the bar television.

3. What did Thompson decide to do after talking with the individual he gave as an example of long term drug use?
(a) Stop smoking marijuana.
(b) Not ever speak to that person again.
(c) Swear off all alcohol forever.
(d) Not use the drug that person used.

4. Who does Thompson mention when he talks about the long term effects of drug use?
(a) His brother.
(b) A doctor and former LSD guru.
(c) His lawyer.
(d) His brother-in-law.

5. Where did Thompson have his first hits of LSD?
(a) In the Cow Palace.
(b) In Berkeley, attending college.
(c) In his brother-in-law’s house.
(d) In the Fillimore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of job does Thompson have?

2. What does Thompson say they must get before they can leave for Las Vegas?

3. What happens to the clerk’s face at the first hotel when Thompson is talking to her in Part 1?

4. What kind of shirt does the man who talks about physically abusing his wife wear?

5. Why is the lawyer upset at the photographer sent for Thompson?

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