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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. In "The Garden of Agony," Thompson analyzed the role of what in politics?

2. Whose testimony was described, in "Blame It on Dead Bill?"

3. What happened to Reagan's veto on sanctions in South Africa, in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"

4. Who did Thompson write was frequently quoting Bible verses, in "The Lake of Fire?"

5. Thompson believed that who has a chance at the presidential election in "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs?"

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom did Hunter S. Thompson write in the end of the book? Why?

2. What did Thompson compare the Iran-Contra scandal to, in "Gone with the Wind"?

3. Who were "Crazy Patrick and Big Al"? What did Thompson foretell in this chapter?

4. What did Thompson detail, in "Back to the Ormsby House"?

5. What were Thompson's complaints, in "Expelled from the System"? Why?

6. Whose testimony did Thompson describe, in "Blame it on Dead Bill"? What happened?

7. What did Thompson contend about the role of money in politics?

8. What was the subject of "The South African Problem"? What was Thompson's prediction?

9. What was Thompson describing watching, in "President Bush Will See You Now"? What was Thompson's appraisal?

10. What metaphorical comparison did Thompson make, in "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the article "They Called Him Deep Throat." Who are the figures in this narrative? What was the correlation that Thompson was making?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the events surrounding the Chernobyl disaster. How many people were killed? Why did Thompson discuss this event?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the events of the Watergate scandal. Who were the principle political figures? How did Watergate impact history?

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