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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Screwjack.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The clerk at the liquor store asked Thompson, "Aren't you the guy who did that ______ thing?"
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Fear and Loathing.
(c) Hell's Angels.
(d) Nixon.

2. When did Thompson write that "it started" in his letter in the Introduction?
(a) Groundhog Day.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Halloween.

3. The second narrator told Screwjack that he was no better than that punk who fell for _____________.
(a) Johnson.
(b) Mailer.
(c) Humphrey.
(d) Nixon.

4. What did Thompson claim he was not in his letter in the Introduction?
(a) A classical writer.
(b) A sane man.
(c) A brainless whore.
(d) A chaste nun.

5. What did Thompson consider mixing with ice fragments to drink in "Mescalito"?
(a) Jack Daniels.
(b) Jameson's.
(c) Belvedere.
(d) Old Crow.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long had Thompson been chased and tormented by giant radioactive creatures in the Introduction?

2. In what city was Thompson in "Death of a Poet"?

3. Which airline was mentioned in connection with the following quote: "Xerox copy with author's notes of yesterday's program..."?

4. According to the narrator, where did someone go after Real Estate School?

5. In the opening of "Screwjack," the letter is described as having been written how many days before "his" disappearance?

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