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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, October.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Thompson concerned about his toenails?
(a) They are growing in a different color.
(b) They are growing too quickly.
(c) They are flaking away.
(d) They are not growing.

2. When Thompson hears a specific sound during the May primary, which group does he claim this sound would particularly distress?
(a) American troops.
(b) Middle America.
(c) Hippies.
(d) Politicians.

3. What is particularly colorful about the letter exchange in "July?"
(a) Thompson reveals the sordid parties that happen with the journalists.
(b) Thompson manages to call his correspondant by several filthy names.
(c) Thompson includes a few tabs of acid with the letters.
(d) Thompson reveals some secrets about Eagleton.

4. Throughout "March," which politician does Thompson particularly focus on?
(a) John Lindsay.
(b) Ted Kennedy.
(c) Edmund Muskie.
(d) George Wallace.

5. Why is Thompson in his present mood in "October?"
(a) He knows that the election will be a tight race.
(b) He is afraid that someone will threaten McGovern.
(c) He feels McGovern is going to win.
(d) He feels McGovern is a lost cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Thompson compare an American campaign trail?

2. From "January, February, into March," what is the core conflict between Thompson and the politicians?

3. Besides alcohol, what drug does Thompson readily admit to using regularly?

4. "Dark Interlude" reveals what illness that Eagleton suffers from?

5. In "April," which position does Thompson initially apply for?

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