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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 did Thompson write "is all that matters--except for the horrible scars" in the Introduction?
(a) Redemption.
(b) Mescaline.
(c) Decadence.
(d) Escape.

2. How many flower children walked below Thompson's window and waved at him in "Mescalito"?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

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

4. What were the police and ambulances scrambling toward as Thompson watched in the beginning of "Mescalito"?
(a) Studio 54.
(b) Whisky-a-Go-Go.
(c) The L.A. Club.
(d) Whiskytown Go Go.

5. What did Thompson claim in the Introduction was what "we must deal with" today?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The police.
(c) The Book.
(d) The episode.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mescalito" Thompson wrote, "Yesterday a dope freak tried to steal the Goodyear blimp and take it to ______________."

2. Thompson wrote, regarding the order of the stories, that the dramatic tension should build like _____________.

3. What did Thompson write he didn't miss at all, most days, in the Introduction?

4. Thompson wrote in the Introduction that it was as though in a previous life he had been a ______________.

5. Which American journalist covered world news for more than 60 years and was most recently a Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR)?

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