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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. Where did the story about anti-American songs and an astronaut take place?

2. How does the DA in the bar act when Thompson and the attorney give specifics of crimes?

3. Who does Thompson encounter at the Hotel Flamingo?

4. Why is the person in line ahead of Thompson at the Hotel Flamingo arguing with the hotel desk clerk?

5. How much money do the two drug dealers in jail in Part II, Chapter 10 have between them?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, Chapter 8, what happens when Thompson is driving the White Whale around Las Vegas with the attorney?

2. What does Thompson do with the Red Shark in the beginning of Part II, and what does he do right after that?

3. What happens when Thompson is checking into the Hotel Flamingo in Part II, Chapter 2?

4. What does the attorney advise Thompson to do after he takes care of the problem with Lucy, and what happens immediately after Thompson follows the attorney’s advice?

5. What does Thompson find when he enters his hotel room in Part II, Chapter 3?

6. How long is the first session of the convention in Part II, Chapter 7, and how does Thompson feel about being there?

7. What happens when Thompson is at the car rental booth in Part II?

8. Why does Bruce Innes call Thompson, and what does Thompson do after he talks to Bruce? What is the outcome of the situation?

9. Why does Thompson stop east of Baker and what does he get at a pharmacy?

10. What changes in the narration in Part II, Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is no period of time when Thompson is not on some drug or under the influence of alcohol throughout Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Discuss the reliability of Thompson as a narrator given his drug use. Are his perceptions of society, people or even himself, reliable? Why or why not. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Define plot and include the definitions of the most important elements of a plot. Does all non-fiction have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Give a brief synopsis of any important sub-plots.

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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