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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. What is particularly colorful about the letter exchange in "July?"
(a) Thompson reveals some secrets about Eagleton.
(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 the sordid parties that happen with the journalists.

2. Who does Rubin claim will march down to the Convention Center in July?
(a) Every hippie celebrity in the country.
(b) One hundred Yippie activists.
(c) Ten thousand naked hippies.
(d) Timothy Leary.

3. At the time of this book, who employed Thompson?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Washington Post.
(c) New York Times.
(d) Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

4. According to Thompson, what vote do the politicians generally look down upon?
(a) Elderly women.
(b) Hispanic.
(c) Middle-aged men.
(d) Youth.

5. Why does Thompson appear to feel relieved and more justified in his habits during "June?"
(a) Mankiewicz shares a joint with Thompson.
(b) Many members of the press have been experimenting with drugs as well.
(c) McGovern acknowledges his own drug use.
(d) Timothy Leary comes to speak to the journalists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Throughout "March," which politician does Thompson particularly focus on?

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

3. When Thompson hears a specific sound during the May primary, which group does he claim this sound would particularly distress?

4. What does Thompson believe is the source of the journalists' most common writing problem?

5. In Miami, who forces the Senator to keep his speech and interviews short?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some ways that Thompson organizes this book?

2. In the early days of the campaign trail, how does Thompson's demeanor and attire compare to the other journalists?

3. Describe the different votes Thompson discusses in "January."

4. In what way is Thompson's place in the journalistic world an exercise in class-mixing?

5. How does Thompson explain the journalistic term "pitch?"

6. In "February & March," why is the 1972 Democratic Nomination campaign particularly stressful?

7. What are some characteristics of Thompson's writing?

8. How does Thompson describe the feeling for a politician when hearing a particular song in the Nebraska primary?

9. How do Thompson and the other journalists deal with their boredom in "May"?

10. Why does Thompson encounter difficulty in becoming an official member of the press for the federal government?

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