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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which group does George Wallace apparently have the most affinity?
(a) The rich businessmen.
(b) The factory workers.
(c) The students.
(d) The middle-classes.

2. What strikes Thompson the most about Mankiewicz's recent, violent tendencies?
(a) Mankiewicz was a conscientious objector for Vietnam.
(b) Mankiewicz notably claims to be anti-violence.
(c) Mankiewicz used to be a hippie.
(d) Mankiewicz has a history of violence.

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

4. How is Thompson affected when a politician he politically respects suffers through a difficult event?
(a) He can barely speak of it without tears.
(b) He is concerned of the effects it will have on the campaign.
(c) He laughs about it.
(d) He is angry.

5. What is significant about the interview with McGovern in the Epilogue?
(a) It is formatted as dialogue-only.
(b) It is presented as a play.
(c) It is presented as part of a monologue.
(d) It is presented as fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the poem at the end of "November Concluded?"

2. How does Thompson allow his readers for the Rolling Stone to follow his journey into the political arena?

3. In general, who flies on Thompson's preferred plane?

4. What position does Thompson assign politicians, in his analogy of the American political campaign?

5. What writer's problem does Thompson discuss in "June"?

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