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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thompson warned himself to stay away from ___________ during his mescaline trip in "Mescalito."
(a) The phone.
(b) The carpet.
(c) The bed.
(d) The lamp post.

2. Whom did Thompson describe on Face the Nation in "Mescalito"?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) James Farmer.
(d) Hubert Humphrey.

3. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his typewriter arrow "jumping along like a ___ in one of those sing-along movie shorts, bouncing from word to word with the music."
(a) Face.
(b) Pill.
(c) Zero.
(d) Note.

4. How many pounds did Mr. Screwjack weigh the second time the narrator had encountered him?
(a) 150.
(b) 300.
(c) 500.
(d) 200.

5. According to Thompson, to the flower children in "Mescalito" he must have been seen as just another ________________.
(a) Fat cat.
(b) Square.
(c) Old man.
(d) Wet blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mescalito," what part of Thompson's body had muscle spasms?

2. According to Thompson, "Singer sewing time is ____ minutes until eight o'clock."

3. The address given to Thompson by the poet was located behind ______________.

4. Where did Mr. Screwjack bite the second narrator as he was petting him?

5. Thompson wrote about _______________singing White Rabbit in "Mescalito."

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