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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car did the flower children end up getting into in "Mescalito"?

2. According to Thompson, "Singer sewing time is ____ minutes until eight o'clock."

3. In the opening of "Mescalito" Thompson was full of pills, club sandwiches, and _____________.

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

5. To whom is the letter in the Introduction addressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom did Thompson make a phone call in "Mescalito"? Why?

2. What did Thompson lament about his work in the entry from February 18 in "Mescalito"?

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

4. What did Thompson believe the typewriter indicator looked like in "Mescalito"?

5. How did Thompson feel about the hotel workers in "Mescalito"?

6. What was Thompson able to do with extraordinary speed and precision while tripping?

7. How did Thompson describe his overwhelmed existence in "Mescalito"?

8. To what radio station did Thompson vow to send a check? Why?

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

10. What did Thompson write about Alfie's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the political events and climate surrounding "Mescalito." What references did Thompson make to the Civil Rights Movement?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Hubert Humphrey? Why did Hunter S. Thompson choose to use Humphrey in a metaphor in "Mescalito"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of "Mescalito." Why was Thompson at that particular location? What impact did the setting have on the events of the narrative?

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