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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date of the first entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) September 18.
(b) February 23.
(c) March 12.
(d) February 16.

2. Who had failed in discussing the Packers?
(a) The Big Brother.
(b) The Magic Man.
(c) The Magic Casey.
(d) The Great Giant.

3. The address given to Thompson by the poet was located behind ______________.
(a) Stockyards.
(b) Railroads.
(c) Church.
(d) Pier.

4. In "Mescalito" Thompson wrote, "Yesterday a dope freak tried to steal the Goodyear blimp and take it to ______________."
(a) Aspen.
(b) Denver.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

5. Thompson was anxious to see ______________and celebrate a victory in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Gonzo.
(c) Duke.
(d) Leach.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mescalito," what did Thompson describe as "wily old"?

2. What kind of car was in the yard with a "cold silver grille"?

3. Who was a civil rights activist, a leader of the American civil rights movement of the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and the initiator and organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride which eventually led to the desegregation of interstate busing in the United states?

4. What did Leach tell Thompson he was about to do when he arrived?

5. What did Thompson write he now had a fifth of in the beginning of "Mescalito"?

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