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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, February & March.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the author posit that politicians dismiss a certain type of vote in "January"?
(a) Very few members of that group will actually vote.
(b) The members of that group usually vote for the least likely candidate.
(c) The vote will be as divided as the previous generation's vote.
(d) Their votes do not actually count.

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

4. What is Hunter S. Thompson's occupation?
(a) Campaign manager.
(b) Writer.
(c) Politician.
(d) Actor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During "January," what does Thompson say was inappropriate during the previous social setting?

2. How do politicians tend to view journalists, according to Thompson?

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

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

5. In "January, February, into March," what is the reason Thompson makes several people angry with him?

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