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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 is the date of the third entry in "Mescalito"?
(a) February 20.
(b) March 14.
(c) February 21.
(d) February 18-19.

2. 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.

3. What did Thompson write he didn't miss at all, most days, in the Introduction?
(a) His cat.
(b) His wife.
(c) His memory.
(d) His lover.

4. At what hotel was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?
(a) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(b) The San Franciscan.
(c) The Dellmore Inn.
(d) The Continental Hotel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Thompson describe on Face the Nation in "Mescalito"?

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

3. In what year does "Mescalito" begin?

4. What signal did the flower children wave at Thompson in "Mescalito"?

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

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