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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. According to the author, in what ways can deceit be considered relatively harmless?

2. How does Thompson allow his readers for the Rolling Stone to follow his journey into the political arena?

3. How does Thompson describe the "yin" of the Yin/Yang?

4. According to the author, which readers does he expect will understand his decision to defuse the situation with Mankiewicz?

5. Who is the author of the poem at the end of "November Concluded?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the activities of election day.

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

3. What are Thompson's feelings about Nixon?

4. Why do Thompson and his friend decide to resolve the Mankiewicz situation by leaving?

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

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

7. What does Thompson mean when he says American politics are based on "perception and reality?"

8. In "November Concluded," what stories did Thompson tell about one of the female journalists?

9. Describe Thompson's thoughts on the Yin/Yang in regards to Nixon and McGovern.

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

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.

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Essay Topic 2

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.

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Essay Topic 3

Discuss the presidential candidates in the following format. Be sure to mention how Thompson perceives each of these men and how he feels about them, as well as how they ran their campaign.

Part 1) George McGovern.

Part 2) Richard Nixon.

Part 3) Edmund Muskie.

Part 4) George Wallace.

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