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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the second location the personnel and press are taken on election day?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) A local university.
(c) Church.
(d) Voting location.

2. Whom did Bobby Kennedy refer to as "the most decent man in the Senate?"
(a) Wallace.
(b) McGovern
(c) Nixon.
(d) Muskie.

3. In general, who flies on Thompson's preferred plane?
(a) Constituents.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Press.
(d) Reserve personnel.

4. How does Thompson chronicle "November Concluded?"
(a) An outline for a new book.
(b) A timeline of events.
(c) An index for the rest of the book.
(d) The form of an interview with himself and Ed.

5. During "August," what concerns are raised about Frank Mankiewicz on the campaign trail?
(a) Mankiewicz is not tough enough on McGovern.
(b) Mankiewicz is intoxicated in public too often.
(c) Mankiewicz is increasingly more volatile.
(d) Mankiewicz cannot handle publicity.

6. While traveling on airplanes, what does the author break?
(a) The passenger rules.
(b) Seats.
(c) Typewriters.
(d) Glasses.

7. Why did Nixon employ Ziegler?
(a) Nixon antagonized the press too much.
(b) Nixon is a terrible public speaker.
(c) Nixon needed a man with military experience.
(d) Nixon needed a more liberal counterpart.

8. What does Thompson allude to having happened with the female reporter who indulged in both marijuana and alcohol?
(a) She would proposition Thompson.
(b) She would pass out in the aisle.
(c) She slept with the pilot mid-flight.
(d) She would partake in cocaine with Thompson.

9. In Thompson's account of the airplane arrangements, how do several people view being forced onto the Dakota Queen II?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Snobbishness.
(c) Relief.
(d) Angry.

10. How did the passengers of Thompson's plane react to others trying to join them on their flight?
(a) The journalists force the newcomers to get high before getting on the plane.
(b) The journalists only allow other politicians on board if McGovern joins them.
(c) The journalists welcome everyone on board.
(d) The journalists refuse entry to everyone else.

11. When Thompson refers to "the American Dream," what class does he posit has the most at stake in believing in that ideal?
(a) The upper class.
(b) The illegal immigrants.
(c) The middle class.
(d) The lower class.

12. In "November Continued," what is the reputation of the journalists Thompson travels with?
(a) They are responsible writers.
(b) They are talentless hacks.
(c) They are angry speech writers.
(d) They are vitriolic gossip hounds.

13. What is the name of the airplane which carries the reserve personnel during the campaign of 1972?
(a) Kingsport One.
(b) Zoo Plane.
(c) Dakota Queen II.
(d) Air Force Three.

14. During the campaign Thomas reminisces about in "August," what did the police use to control the crowd?
(a) Nightsticks.
(b) Riot shields.
(c) Noxious gasses.
(d) Guns.

15. After "November," what form does Thompson's writing take for the rest of the book?
(a) Scrawled notes.
(b) Bullet points.
(c) Conversational monologues.
(d) Outlines.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Thompson, what unprecedented occurrence happens in October of 1972?

2. How does Thompson describe politicians who decide to become self-aware about the theatricality of their work?

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

4. What two archetypes does Thompson use to further his comparison of two of the candidates to the Yin/Yang?

5. During "August," from his memory of a previous campaign, what is Thompson primarily concerned about?

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