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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Hawaiian word for "thank you" did Thompson write in the Introduction?
(a) Aloha.
(b) Mahalo.
(c) Halou.
(d) Mahola.

2. Thompson wrote while under the influence of mescaline that there was not much connection between his head and his ________.
(a) Soul.
(b) Body.
(c) Mind.
(d) Heart.

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

4. What drug did Thompson equate mescaline as being very much like in "Mescalito"?
(a) Psylocibin.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) LSD.
(d) Ecstasy.

5. Thompson wrote about _______________singing White Rabbit in "Mescalito."
(a) Louis Armstrong.
(b) Jefferson Airplane.
(c) Martin Bormann.
(d) Jim Morrison.

6. In "Mescalito," what part of Thompson's body had muscle spasms?
(a) Thompson's neck.
(b) Thompson's foot.
(c) Thompson's arm.
(d) Thompson's thigh.

7. When did Thompson write that "it started" in his letter in the Introduction?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) Groundhog Day.

8. Who sang "The Weight" on the radio in "Mescalito"?
(a) Duke Ellington.
(b) Bing Crosby.
(c) Melvin Laird.
(d) Elvis Presley.

9. According to Thompson, how high above his feet was his head while tripping in "Mescalito"?
(a) 3 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 40 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

10. 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"?
(a) Chicago Tribune.
(b) New York Times.
(c) U.S.A. Today.
(d) L.A. Times.

11. How did Thompson describe his typewriter keys while tripping in "Mescalito"?
(a) Glittering.
(b) Freezing.
(c) Melting.
(d) Hot.

12. Which ad did Thompson discuss at length in "Mescalito"?
(a) Hoover Vacuum Cleaners.
(b) Singer Sewing Machines.
(c) Johnson and Johnson Soap.
(d) S.O.S. Pads.

13. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" that the little red indicator that moves along with the ball on the typewriter appeared to be made of _________.
(a) Watermelon.
(b) Blood.
(c) Rubies.
(d) Lipstick.

14. What signal did the flower children wave at Thompson in "Mescalito"?
(a) "Y."
(b) "W."
(c) "V."
(d) "P."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened when Thompson first tried to call Oscar 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 is the date of the first entry of "Mescalito"?

5. What did Thompson claim in the Introduction was what "we must deal with" today?

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