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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Thompson prefer to do his work?
(a) With heavy deadlines.
(b) With a collaborator.
(c) In the shower.
(d) Easily and slowly.

2. How does Thompson assist a group of people in "January, February, into March" who informed him of their collective hatred for politicians?
(a) Changing their oil.
(b) Reconstructing the motor.
(c) Getting their car on the road.
(d) Flagging down a ride.

3. What is unusual about Thompson's description of himself in the Introduction?
(a) It is not flattering.
(b) He is describing someone else.
(c) It is extremely flattering.
(d) He says he refuses to describe himself, but actually does.

4. According to Thompson's anecdote, in "February & March," where does McCarthy go to gain favor with the working class?
(a) A factory.
(b) A slaughterhouse.
(c) A retirement community.
(d) A university.

5. What catches Thompson's attention at the primary in early May?
(a) A news report.
(b) A song.
(c) A fax machine.
(d) Fifty typewriters being used at once.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the blank: Journalists can only view ______ as being either worthy of respect or derision.

2. According to his anecdotes in "January, February, into March," why is Thompson never be able to fit in with the upper classes?

3. Besides the factory, where else do the candidates go to visit and meet with workers?

4. At times during slow periods on the campaign trail, what do journalists find themselves resenting?

5. During the May primary, how does Thompson describe a politician hearing a particular sound?

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