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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the bartender wearing at the bar outside Las Vegas where Thompson has stopped at the end of Part 1?
(a) A hippie dress.
(b) Shorts and halter top.
(c) Blue jeans and sweat shirt.
(d) A muu muu and overalls.

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

3. 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?
(a) Las Vegas Drinks.
(b) Mile’s Slots and Beer.
(c) Red Slot Pub.
(d) Wild Bill’s Café.

4. Why does Thompson begin driving faster after the lawyer pulls out a gun in Part 1?
(a) Thompson is hoping to scare his lawyer.
(b) The lawyer said he is going to shoot Thompson.
(c) Thompson wants to arrive at the hotel before he is too messed up to drive.
(d) Thompson wants to see how fast the car can go.

5. 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.

6. What kind of car are Thompson and his lawyer driving to Las Vegas?
(a) A Ford mustang.
(b) A Chevy convertible.
(c) A Ford pick-up.
(d) A Dodge Fury.

7. What song is playing on the radio when Thompson takes over the car in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) “The Eve of Destruction.”
(b) “Give Peace a Chance.”
(c) “One Tin Soldier.”
(d) "The Battle Hymn of Lieutenant Calley."

8. Why does Thompson decide to leave Las Vegas in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) His employer has another assignment for him.
(b) A woman he met wants to see California.
(c) He is running up a large hotel bill and drug use makes him paranoid.
(d) His job is done.

9. What does Thompson do to keep the hitchhiker from getting suspicious as to the men’s condition in Part 1?
(a) He turns on the radio so the hitchhiker cannot talk.
(b) Thompson pretends to go to sleep.
(c) He begins an explanation of why he and the lawyer are traveling.
(d) He slips the hitchhiker a drug.

10. Why does Thompson leave the lawyer in the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) So the lawyer can sleep off the drugs in his system.
(b) So Thompson can meet a woman from the bar.
(c) So Thompson can move the car to the hotel garage.
(d) So Thompson can clear up the misunderstanding with the photographer.

11. Where does Thompson leave his attorney at near the end of Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) In the car.
(b) In their hotel room.
(c) In a public restroom.
(d) The hotel lobby.

12. Why would the warden in Carson City recognize Thompson?
(a) He interviewed him for an article.
(b) The warden would not recognize Thompson.
(c) He has spent some time in prison.
(d) They went to college together.

13. In Part 1, Chapter 9, what does Thompson read is a main conflict in the United States?
(a) Between the gays and the straights.
(b) Between anti-war demonstrators and police.
(c) Between the culture of the 1940’s and the 1970’s.
(d) He does not mention any conflict.

14. For what does Thompson tell the hitchhiker he and the lawyer are searching?
(a) The American Dream.
(b) A new hometown for Thompson.
(c) Thompson's son.
(d) He does not tell the hitchhiker anything, he is pretending to sleep.

15. What does the lawyer do when Thompson does not do what the lawyer has asked upon returning to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Threaten him with a gun.
(b) Brandish his hunting knife at him.
(c) Poke him in the arm with his pen knife.
(d) Stabs at him with the letter opener.

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine in Part 1, Chapter 10 says they want a 50,000 word article from Thompson?

2. What does Thompson do while he is drinking at the end of Part 1, Chapter 5?

3. What does Thompson think, in the beginning of Chapter 12, is a real possibility for him?

4. What does Thompson have in his hand as he waits for the police officer to come to his car in Part 1, Chapter 12?

5. What color is the vehicle that Thompson and his lawyer are driving to Las Vegas?

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