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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would the warden in Carson City recognize Thompson?

2. Who brings a pink telephone to Thompson in Part 1?

3. What does the lawyer ask Thompson to do when Thompson returns to the hotel room in Part 1, Chapter 7?

4. What kind of car are Thompson and his lawyer driving to Las Vegas?

5. What is on the news at the first hotel that disturbs the attorney?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thompson get started on his journey to Las Vegas?

2. Where does Thompson and his lawyer go for a show after leaving the Mint 400, and what happens there? What do they do after that?

3. What does Thompson decide to do when the attorney goes into a panic in the Circus-Circus?

4. What was the result of Thompson’s encounter with the person in his story about the effects of long-term drug use?

5. What story does Thompson tell readers about the effects of long term drug use?

6. What happens to the attorney on the way to the racetrack in Part 1, and what does Thompson do about it?

7. What worries Thompson about his and his attorney’s behavior in front of the hitchhiker, and what does Thompson decide to do about it?

8. What seems to change Thompson’s plans to leave Las Vegas in Part I?

9. What does Thompson do to see the race better, and what does he do when that fails?

10. What is the thought that finally spurs Thompson to leave Las Vegas in Part I, Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often, authors will write about what they know, and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Hunter S. Thompson. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her books? Why or why not? Give examples. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Thompson's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Thompson's probable agenda concerning that idea.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss what you think are the characteristics of a successful book and why Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is or is not a successful book based on your criteria. Do you think the criteria for a successful book should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not

Essay Topic 3

Identify a person in the story whom you would consider to be a protagonist if this book was fiction. Explain why you believe the person would be a protagonist in a work of fiction. Identify the persons in the book which, if it was a work of fiction, would be considered the antagonists of the story. Explain why you would chose those individuals as antagonists if the work was fiction. Which three secondary persons have the greatest impact on the plot?

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