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

2. From where did Thompson write he had returned in the Introduction?
(a) Chicago.
(b) The Great Beyond.
(c) New York.
(d) The Wilderness.

3. Where did Thompson write of people howling over late deadlines in "Mescalito"?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Denver.
(d) San Francisco.

4. What had gone off in the night in Thompson's second entry from "Mescalito"?
(a) A police siren.
(b) His alarm.
(c) A tornado alert.
(d) The fire alarm.

5. For how long had Thompson been chased and tormented by giant radioactive creatures in the Introduction?
(a) 22 weeks.
(b) 36 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 5 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper did Thompson quote with the line, "Kept authorities at bay for more than an hour, claiming to be George Harrison of the Beatles"?

2. Whom did Thompson feel like while conversing with the flower children in "Mescalito"?

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

4. What park did Thompson feel he was looking at in "Mescalito"?

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

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