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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 162-194.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Back to the Ormsby House" was Thompson's short take on the 1986 ______ elections.
(a) Gubernatorial.
(b) Presidential.
(c) Senatorial.
(d) Congressional.

2. In "The Doctor Will See You Now," Thompson received a letter from whom?
(a) Ralph Steadman.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) CBS News.

3. Where did Thompson live during the writing of Generation of Swine?
(a) Denver, CO.
(b) San Francisco, CA.
(c) Woody Creek, CO.
(d) Seattle, WA.

4. Who did Thompson bet against in the Chicago Bears game in "Meat Sickness?"
(a) New York Giants.
(b) Seattle Mariners.
(c) New England Patriots.
(d) New Orleans Saints.

5. In "Lester Maddox Lives," the Supreme Court refused to overturn which anti-sodomy law?
(a) Florida's.
(b) Kansas'.
(c) Arkansas'.
(d) Georgia's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who killed all of Skinner's contacts in "Four Million Thugs?"

2. What did Thompson write would eventually cover all of Utah, in "They All Drowned?"

3. Who first went to look at the motorcycle for sale, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"

4. What happened to Reagan's veto on sanctions in South Africa, in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"

5. Cromwell offered to race his what against the motorcycle, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"

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