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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. What kind of credit card did Thompson use for payment at the liquor store in "Mescalito"?
(a) Visa.
(b) Diner's Club.
(c) Mastercard.
(d) American Express.

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

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

4. In the opening of "Mescalito" Thompson was full of pills, club sandwiches, and _____________.
(a) Jameson's.
(b) Evan Williams.
(c) Old Crow.
(d) Jack Daniels.

5. To whom is the letter in the Introduction addressed?
(a) Paulo.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Stu.
(d) Cleveland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thompson claim he was not in his letter in the Introduction?

2. When did Thompson write that "it started" in his letter in the Introduction?

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

4. According to the Introduction, what was Thompson going to murder in his backyard?

5. With whom did Thompson write of sitting on the Strip, talking to off-duty hookers in "Mescalito"?

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