View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Rubin claim will march down to the Convention Center in July?
(a) Ten thousand naked hippies.
(b) Every hippie celebrity in the country.
(c) One hundred Yippie activists.
(d) Timothy Leary.

3. 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.

4. For what is Jerry Rubin known?
(a) For Communism.
(b) As a Yippie activist.
(c) For furthering the knowledge of drugs with Timothy Leary.
(d) For attempting to levitate the Pentagon.

5. Which Kennedy does the Democratic party consider nominating?
(a) Bobby Kennedy.
(b) Ted Kennedy.
(c) Patrick Kennedy.
(d) Joseph Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the younger generation tend to vote like?

2. When Thompson reaches his destination in "January, February, into March," how do his disrespectful peers treat him?

3. In this book, what is used to separate groups of paragraphs?

4. Why does the author posit that politicians dismiss a certain type of vote in "January"?

5. Whom does Thompson describe as being less of a hand-shaker and more of an actor with his constituents?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jerry Rubin tarnish Thompson's reputation?

2. What are some characteristics of Thompson's writing?

3. Why do the consultants on the campaign think they need to involve Ted Kennedy?

4. In "June," what does Thompson say about lifting material from his past work to incorporate into his newer work?

5. What does Thompson believe about Southern attitudes, particularly in regards to politicians?

6. How does Thompson describe the feeling for a politician when hearing a particular song in the Nebraska primary?

7. How does Thompson use his varied experiences as a writer to draw random connections about the journalists in "June?"

8. What does Thompson say about his toenails, and why is it important?

9. What is significant about Eagleton's hiding his battles with depression?

10. How does Thompson discuss the progressively more open drug use amongst the journalists?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,071 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample