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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 did Thompson write felt "half-frozen" while tripping in "Mescalito"?

2. What did Thompson write he thought should be last in order in the Introduction?

3. What happened when Thompson first tried to call Oscar in "Mescalito"?

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

5. At the Luau, who could remember when Farmer was a radical?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What interactions had Thompson had with the Hell's Angels? When was this cited in "Mescalito"?

3. What holiday was approaching in "Mescalito"? What advertisements did Thompson hear regarding the holiday?

4. What happened to the flower children in "Mescalito"?

5. How did Thompson describe the imagery as he began to peak? What did the typewriter look like?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the narrative style of "Mescalito."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Thompson's interactions with the flower children in "Mescalito." What was ironic about their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of F. X. Leach in "Death of a Poet." In what other works had Thompson used Leach? What plot similarities were there?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the theme of addiction and abuse in "Mescalito." What symbolism and imagery supports this theme?

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