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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In this book, what is used to separate groups of paragraphs?
(a) Pages.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Icons.
(d) Numbers.

2. What reason does Thompson posit that makes the campaign he is covering particularly difficult for all participants?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) McGovern's support of legalizing marijuana.
(c) McGovern's pro-choice stand.
(d) The assassinations of the Kennedys.

3. What is a trademark of Thompson's writing, as evidenced in "June?"
(a) His factual accounts.
(b) His interviews with the candidates.
(c) His frequent references to celebrities.
(d) His ability to make connections between disparate events.

4. When Thompson reaches his destination in "January, February, into March," how do his disrespectful peers treat him?
(a) They embarrass him.
(b) They look down on him.
(c) They are happy to see him.
(d) They all clamor for his autograph.

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

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

7. Why does Thompson believe the journalists are turning to drugs?
(a) They want to experiment while away from their loved ones.
(b) They want to emulate Thompson.
(c) They are not coping well with cabin fever.
(d) They are trying to get a better grasp on the younger generation.

8. For whom does Thompson harbor a strange affection?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Muskie.
(c) Wallace.
(d) McCarthy.

9. In Miami, who forces the Senator to keep his speech and interviews short?
(a) Frank Mankiwiecz.
(b) Hunter S. Thompson.
(c) George McGovern.
(d) Peter Sheridan.

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

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

12. To what does Thompson compare the writer's problem he discusses in "June?"
(a) Deafness.
(b) Removing the tongue.
(c) A skin graft.
(d) Blindness.

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

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

15. At times during slow periods on the campaign trail, what do journalists find themselves resenting?
(a) The censorship.
(b) The lack of interviews with the candidates.
(c) The presence of Mankiewicz.
(d) The amount of work they can do.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Thompson's anecdote, in "February & March," where does McCarthy go to gain favor with the working class?

3. In what measurement of time is this book organized?

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

5. In what city was Bobby Kennedy assassinated?

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