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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to a sales jingle quoted by Thompson, "We cannot tell a lie, our machines will ___ you into a bag so fast you'll think you went blind."
(a) Zip.
(b) Bind.
(c) Tie.
(d) Sew.

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

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

4. Which airline was mentioned in connection with the following quote: "Xerox copy with author's notes of yesterday's program..."?
(a) U.S. Airlines.
(b) Continental Airlines.
(c) American Airlines.
(d) Delta Airlines.

5. What street was Thompson's hotel overlooking in "Mescalito"?
(a) Hollywood Boulevard.
(b) Esposito Drive.
(c) Broadway.
(d) Sunset Strip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the third entry in "Mescalito"?

2. From where did Thompson write he had returned in the Introduction?

3. What drug did Thompson equate mescaline as being very much like in "Mescalito"?

4. What station did Thompson promise to send a check to in "Mescalito"?

5. ______________were all over the carpet in Thompson's room.

Short Essay Questions

1. What comparisons did Thompson make between acid and mescaline?

2. What noise was distracting Thompson in the middle of the night on February 18 in "Mescalito"? How?

3. What did Thompson describe embedded in the carpet of his room in "Mescalito"? What had it reminded him of?

4. Who passed below Thompson's hotel room in "Mescalito"? What interaction did they have?

5. What was the setting of "Mescalito"? Where was Thompson as the story began?

6. From where was Thompson facing deadline drama in "Mescalito"?

7. What scene did Thompson write of having witnessed with the police?

8. What happened to Thompson's concentration as the trip continued?

9. What conflicts did Thompson face in "Mescalito" after his drug trip began?

10. Why had a dope freak tried to steal the Goodyear blimp in "Mescalito"?

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