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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mercenary was caught in Nicaragua, in "Let the Good Times Roll?"
(a) Vladimir Putin.
(b) Yassir Arafat.
(c) Eugene Hasenfus.
(d) Carlo Rozzini.

2. Who did Thompson say would be elected in 1988, at his lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"
(a) Gary Hart.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Frank Zappa.
(d) Richard Nixon.

3. Who did Thompson hope would send him to South Africa in "The Worst People in the World?"
(a) The Chronicle.
(b) The Post.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Examiner.

4. Who first went to look at the motorcycle for sale, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"
(a) Cliff.
(b) Cromwell.
(c) Skinner.
(d) Crazy Bob.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the executive vice president at CNN in the book?

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

3. What Superbowl was it, in "Meat Sickness?"

4. Where was Thompson traveling, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"

5. Who did Thompson believe would likely go to prison in Fort Leavenworth, in "The Lord and a Good Lawyer?"

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