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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 224-253.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Last Train from Chicago," Thompson met a man who claimed to be friends with whom?
(a) President Reagan.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) James Adams.
(d) John Madden.

2. In "Lester Maddox Lives," Thompson was horrified that an openly _____ governor was still a respected political figure.
(a) Segregationist.
(b) Religious.
(c) Gay.
(d) Liberal.

3. Where was Thompson at the beginning of "Strictly Business?"
(a) St. Paul.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Denver.

4. What was the chapter title "A Wild and Crazy Guy" in reference to?
(a) A Beatles song.
(b) I Love Lucy.
(c) Saturday Night Live.
(d) A John Denver song.

5. What porn actress was revealed to have been underage while making her first films, in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll?"
(a) Jenna Jameson.
(b) Traci Lords.
(c) Debbie Khan.
(d) Alice Walters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson believed that who has a chance at the presidential election in "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs?"

2. Where did Thompson travel in "The Gonzo Salvage Co.?"

3. Thompson claimed, in "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat," that the most successful dog fighters make up to how much money in a night?

4. Who claimed his wife was dying in "Doomed Love in the Rockies?"

5. Thompson argues that for years the Chinese government had tried to eliminate what but failed, in "Down to a Sunless Sea?"

(see the answer key)

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