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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thompson say the two men have to wear to Las Vegas?
(a) Loud, showy clothing.
(b) Clothing that looks like gang members might wear.
(c) Business suits.
(d) Cowboy-like outfits.

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

3. How many years did Ali get sentenced to prison, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

4. What is the correspondent from Life magazine doing in Part 1, Chapter 5 that bothers Thompson?
(a) He is being too aggressive with a woman.
(b) He is snorting cocaine in public.
(c) He is trying to pick-up Thompson.
(d) He is drunk and slumped over the bar.

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

6. How much is Thompson given for his trip to Las Vegas?
(a) $700.
(b) $300.
(c) $500.
(d) $1,000.

7. What does Thompson tell his lawyer they must do before dark in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) Try to earn some money at blackjack.
(b) Go to the Mint 400 racetrack.
(c) Find a burlesque show.
(d) Call his house.

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

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

10. 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) Red Slot Pub.
(c) Mile’s Slots and Beer.
(d) Wild Bill’s Café.

11. Why was a pharmacy owner arrested, according to a newspaper Thompson reads while waiting for his car in Chapter 1, Chapter 9?
(a) For private insurance fraud.
(b) For watering down prescriptions.
(c) For charging Medicare the wrong price.
(d) For having 100,000 pills missing.

12. What does Thompson think, in the beginning of Chapter 12, is a real possibility for him?
(a) Having his wife gone when he gets home.
(b) Being stopped by a police officer.
(c) Not being able to stay in Las Vegas.
(d) Having a physical and mental breakdown.

13. What is on the news at the first hotel that disturbs the attorney?
(a) Advertising for a rival firm.
(b) A piece about the Laos invasion.
(c) The swearing in of a new Supreme Court justice.
(d) A horror flick.

14. Why was Thompson almost arrested in Part 1?
(a) He yells about reptiles in the hotel lobby.
(b) He did not pay for his drinks in the bar.
(c) He hit the lawyer.
(d) He relieved himself in the hotel lobby's planter.

15. Where do Thompson and the lawyer go after they leave the Debbie Reynolds show?
(a) To the racetrack.
(b) To the Circus-Circus.
(c) To the Encore.
(d) To their hotel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Thompson say one should do if he is speeding and a police car turns on its lights behind you?

3. Why does Thompson get a telegram in Part 1, Chapter 10?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what does the lawyer pull out in the elevator?

5. What did Thompson decide to do after talking with the individual he gave as an example of long term drug use?

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