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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, October.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason is Thompson given that attempts to diminish the importance of his employer?
(a) His editor is a known communist.
(b) His magazine is the lowest-ranked in the country.
(c) His employer never served in Vietnam.
(d) He works for a music magazine.

2. In what measurement of time is this book organized?
(a) Days.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Years.
(d) Months.

3. With which party in Florida does Rubin claim to be registered?
(a) Green Party.
(b) Republican.
(c) Democrat.
(d) Independent.

4. What is one of the reasons Thompson is so famous?
(a) He has a rebellious image, though everyone tolerates him.
(b) Thompson wins the Pulitzer.
(c) Thompson marries into a famous family.
(d) Thompson single-handedly calls out an entire governmental branch on their corruption.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about the residents of the retirement home the candidates visit in "May?"

2. Despite, or perhaps, because of Thompson's own preferences, what in his writing identifies him as a trustworthy source of information and editorials?

3. Which demographic does the Democratic party worry about reaching if they do not have a Kennedy?

4. What does Thompson posit as being the source of his toenail anxiety?

5. In "September," who does Thompson believe would have supported McGovern?

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