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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the louder of the two planes in "November Continued," what does Thompson say is present?

2. How does Thompson chronicle "November Concluded?"

3. How many aircraft are generally used on the campaign trail?

4. After Thompson's encounter with Mankiewicz, how does the author's friend recommend they defuse the situation?

5. Why did Nixon employ Ziegler?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some ways the author and his colleagues pass time on the airplane?

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

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

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

5. Why is Thompson the "rock-n-roll emissary" for politics?

6. How does Thompson describe the drug use among the other journalists?

7. Why did Ron Ziegler become Nixon's PR man?

8. Describe the confrontation between Mankiewicz and Thompson.

9. How does Eagleton affect McGovern's campaign run?

10. What does Thompson believe about the middle-class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Thompson's experiences on the campaign trail and how he became burnt out on politics in the following format:

Part 1) Thompson's opinions on politicians and how he experienced the cogs of the machine.

Part 2) The drug use.

Part 3) Thompson's sense of displacement.

Part 4) Thompson's support of McGovern and McGovern's crippling loss.

Part 5) Nixon's re-election.

Part 6) Thompson's decision to become a sports writer.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

In what ways are Hunter S. Thompson's encounters throughout this book indicative of the class struggles in America in 1972? How is Thompson regarded in terms of class? How does this affect his writing? In what ways are these class struggles particularly apparent in the meet-and-greets with different constituents?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss these governmental and political concepts Thompson writes about in the following format:

Part 1) The voting demographic.

Part 2) The pendulum swing of politics.

Part 3) The frequent meet-and-greets with the constituents.

Part 4) Honesty and dishonesty.

Part 5) Speech writers.

Part 6) Pitching for votes.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

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