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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what do Thompson and the attorney haggle with the waitress in Part II, Chapter 9?
(a) The menu.
(b) The prices.
(c) The décor.
(d) The special.

2. Why is Thompson worried about his role in the narcotics conference?
(a) He is wanted for armed robbery.
(b) He does not like crowds.
(c) He believes drugs are good for everyone.
(d) He will not be a passive observer.

3. What did the young man do with the astronaut’s autograph?
(a) Put it on the bulletin board.
(b) Put it in his pocket.
(c) Tear it up.
(d) Give it to his girlfriend.

4. At what kind of food place does Thompson and the attorney stop in Part II, Chapter 9?
(a) A Dairy Queen.
(b) A taco stand.
(c) A Texan barbecue.
(d) A hamburger joint.

5. What does the Hotel Flamingo maid do when Thompson and the attorney are done with her in Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) Asks Thompson is he is single.
(b) Goes to get some aspirin.
(c) Cleans up the room.
(d) Promises to keep their secrets.

6. What do Thompson and the attorney ask the Hotel Flamingo maid to do in Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) Go ahead and clean up their room.
(b) Be an extra in the movie.
(c) Become one of their operatives.
(d) Get the attorney some aspirin.

7. How is Thompson treated when he steps around the argument in the lobby and jumps ahead at the Hotel Flamingo?
(a) He is treated like a VIP.
(b) He is sent out of the hotel.
(c) He is ignored.
(d) He is arrested.

8. Why is the person in line ahead of Thompson at the Hotel Flamingo arguing with the hotel desk clerk?
(a) His reservation is late.
(b) He wants an extra bed for his daughter.
(c) They are not arguing.
(d) He wanted a king sized bed.

9. What does the cook say about the waitress’s thoughts on the American Dream?
(a) She has not lived long in the area and does not know the directions to anything.
(b) She is not correct as to where Thompson should go.
(c) She does not understand English well.
(d) She is right.

10. How many types of marijuana use does a speaker name at the convention in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

11. What is written instead of the manuscript, as explained in Part II, Chapter 9?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Copies of newspaper articles.
(c) Verbatim transcription of tape recordings.
(d) A dialogue on drugs and the brain.

12. For what was Thompson’s friend in Part II, Chapter 10 jailed?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Vacancy.
(c) Joyriding.
(d) Shoplifting.

13. Why does the Hotel Flamingo desk clerk decide to leave Thompson alone in Part II, Chapter 4?
(a) He thinks Thompson is a police officer.
(b) He does not care what Thompson does.
(c) He is called away on a another task.
(d) He is frightened by the attorney.

14. Who is giving a speech on the television in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Carl Albert.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) Robert McNamara.

15. How does the DA in the bar act when Thompson and the attorney give specifics of crimes?
(a) Unbelieving.
(b) Gung-ho to kill the criminals.
(c) Contemplative.
(d) Alarmed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story do Thompson and the attorney tell the Hotel Flamingo maid in Part II, Chapter 11?

2. What were the final charges made against the two drug dealers in Part II, Chapter 10?

3. Where are Thompson and the attorney at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 6?

4. What crime do Thompson and the attorney tell the DA they speak to in the bar is sweeping the country?

5. Why is the girl with the attorney at the Hotel Flamingo not at home?

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