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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 71-102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the "plunderer" in "Salvage is Not Looting?"
(a) Elgin.
(b) Crazy Mean Brian.
(c) Crazy Bob.
(d) Brady.

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

3. Thompson claimed, in "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat," that the most successful dog fighters make up to how much money in a night?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $40,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $10,000.

4. In "The Worst People in the World," Thompson claimed to be applying for what?
(a) The Nobel Peace Prize.
(b) The "Journalist in Space" program.
(c) The "Journalist Abroad" program.
(d) The Oscar Award.

5. What work did Thompson say he has used more lines from than any other work?
(a) The Seattle Times.
(b) The book of Job.
(c) The book of Revelation.
(d) The New York Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thompson say was gored by a buffalo in "Buffalo Gores a Visitor?"

2. What Haitian dictator had fallen, in "Kill Them Before They Eat?"

3. Who did Thompson hope would send him to South Africa in "The Worst People in the World?"

4. Who did Thompson say would be elected in 1988, at his lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

5. Boca Chica was the most popular bar where?

(see the answer key)

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