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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What two archetypes does Thompson use to further his comparison of two of the candidates to the Yin/Yang?
(a) The lion and the lamb.
(b) The thief and the murderer.
(c) The prince and the pauper.
(d) The brute and the liar.

3. Who is Ron Ziegler?
(a) Nixon's vice-president.
(b) Nixon's personal PR representative.
(c) Nixon's secretary of state.
(d) Nixon's speech writer.

4. In Thompson's own words, what does he initially admit to believing about Mankiewicz?
(a) Mankiewicz is a coward.
(b) Mankiewicz is a pansy.
(c) Mankiewicz is a gentleman.
(d) Mankiewicz is justified in his actions against the author.

5. Who is the author of the poem at the end of "November Concluded?"
(a) Robinson Jeffers.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) William S. Burroughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thompson feel about Nixon's circle of people?

2. Above all else, why does the public lose its trust in Eagleton (and by extension, McGovern)?

3. During "September," what does Thompson predict will happen in the election?

4. What does the author believe Americans want and need?

5. In his memory of a previous campaign, what does Thompson realize about the police officers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Thompson's feelings about Nixon's circle of people?

2. What are some of the behaviors exhibited by the journalists on the Zoo Plane?

3. Describe the activities of election day.

4. How does Thompson relate the politics of the campaign to the partying of the personnel?

5. During the demonstration of a previous campaign, what did Thompson realize about the police officers on the scene?

6. In what ways is Thompson introducing new readers to the world of politics?

7. How did passengers on the Zoo plane keep the politicians from boarding?

8. How is Thompson's honesty a trademark of his writing?

9. What are Thompson's opinions on what Americans want from their leaders?

10. Why does the public find Mankowiecz so unsettling?

(see the answer keys)

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