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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. What happened when the Hell's Angel rode away in fury after the situation in #142?

2. Still other rape charges, according to Thompson, result from women seeking ___________ for perceived wrongs.

3. The funeral Thompson attended was for a _____________ who had died in a road accident.

4. Who did the sheriff arrest in the altercation between Dirty Ed and the teenagers?

5. When most of the ___________ left the campground, the Hell's Angels began to drink and to use drugs more vigorously.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Thompson suggest were the first drifters in the New World?

2. What did Thompson do during the night as the party continued long into the night?

3. Why did the Hell's Angels like pharmaceutical drugs so much?

4. What is the media's opinion of the Hell's Angels and their perception of rape?

5. How does Thompson describe the Hell's Angels in relation to their feeling of being drifters?

6. What does Tiny Baxter offer to Barger when the Hell's Angels arrive in Bass Lake?

7. What happened to Dirty Ed when he was riding around the Bass Lake town area?

8. What is wrong with the first campground the Hell's Angels are sent to?

9. What is supposed to be the main drug that the Hell's Angels were trafficking and selling?

10. What were the rules of the curfew put into place by the local police in the area of the Hell's Angels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The initiation ritual of the Hell's Angels is certainly an interesting one. That said, it also seems to create the idea that all of the men are equal.

Part 1: Why do you think an initiation ritual is necessary to be a part of the Hell's Angels?

Part 2: Why do you think feces and urine are used in this ritual? Why not something else?

Part 3: Can you come up with an alternative ritual the Hell's Angels might use to induct a new member?

Essay Topic 2

The media attention the Hell's Angels received seemed to be welcome at first, but then it started to wear on them and on their activities.

Part 1: Why were the Hell's Angels so eager to have their pictures taken with the media?

Part 2: Why did the pictures of the Hell's Angels turn out to be a harmful thing for the gang?

Part 3: Why wouldn't the Hell's Angels have simply stayed out of sight? Why did they allow themselves to become exposed?

Essay Topic 3

The opposition the Hell's Angels face when they are in town is astounding.

Part 1: Do you think the people of the town are afraid of the Hell's Angels? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think the people of the town show their disdain for the Hell's Angels?

Part 3: Why didn't the people of the town simply close up for the time when the Hell's Angels were in town?

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