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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mescalito, Pages 15 through 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the Luau, who could remember when Farmer was a radical?
(a) McGarr.
(b) Humphrey.
(c) Schorr.
(d) Nixon.

2. Thompson wrote, regarding the order of the stories, that the dramatic tension should build like _____________.
(a) The Great Gatsby.
(b) Bolero.
(c) Gone With the Wind.
(d) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

3. Thompson wrote he had been chased and tormented by what huge radioactive creatures in the Introduction?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Red foxes.
(c) Bobcats.
(d) Horses.

4. In what year does "Mescalito" begin?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1971.

5. In what city did "Mescalito" take place?
(a) Denver.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of credit card did Thompson use for payment at the liquor store in "Mescalito"?

2. Where did Thompson write of people howling over late deadlines in "Mescalito"?

3. From where did Thompson write he had returned in the Introduction?

4. What veteran CBS journalist did Thompson describe as being condescending in "Mescalito"?

5. What liquor store did Thompson walk down to in the first entry of "Mescalito"?

(see the answer key)

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