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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 9 & 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What magazine in Part 1, Chapter 10 says they want a 50,000 word article from Thompson?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Life.
(c) Time.
(d) Newsweek.

2. Where did Thompson live in the mid 1960’s?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) San Diego.

3. Why does Thompson get a telegram in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) He has another writing assignment in Las Vegas.
(b) His son has been arrested.
(c) His brother has been killed in Viet Nam.
(d) His mother is in the hospital.

4. How much money was the man who talked about abusing his wife given when he was taken to the bus stop?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Fifteen dollars.

5. What did the person Thompson mentioned when talking about the long term effects of drug use do when Thompson asked him/her a question?
(a) He hums to himself and does not notice Thompson.
(b) He tells Thompson that one has to find their own answers.
(c) He lies to Thompson.
(d) He slaps Thompson in the face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the attorney pull the car off the road in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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

3. What does Thompson do while he is waiting for his car to be brought to him in Part 1, Chapter 9?

4. How long was Thompson able to keep his original decision never to use LSD?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 9, what does Thompson read is a main conflict in the United States?

(see the answer key)

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