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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 40-71.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was trying to interview Thompson in "Bad Nerves in Fat City" when the interview was disrupted by an angry woman pounding on the hotel room door?
(a) Dan Rather.
(b) Dan Hinkle.
(c) Dan Roberts.
(d) Wolf Blitzer.

3. What major news network tried to interview Thompson but was turned away in "Bad Nerves in Fat City?"
(a) CBS News.
(b) FOX News.
(c) NBC News.
(d) ABC News.

4. Who told Thompson he would have to buy a de-scrambler to watch most channels on his television in "Full-time Scrambling?"
(a) Skinner.
(b) Cromwell.
(c) Warren.
(d) Jimmy.

5. What did Thompson demand the latest numbers on, in "Showdown in the Pig Palace?"
(a) Senate races.
(b) Presidential race.
(c) House races.
(d) Gubernatorial races.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Thompson following in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"

2. What was Thompson's girlfriend getting a tattoo of in "Saturday Night in the City"?

3. Where did Thompson live during the writing of Generation of Swine?

4. What National Hurricane Center director did Thompson attack in "Revenge of the Fish Heads?"

5. Where did Thompson go with Doug and Terrence in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

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