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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 Post.
(b) The Examiner.
(c) The Chronicle.
(d) The Sun.

2. Where did Ted Kennedy drive off a bridge?
(a) Chappaquiddick.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Northern California.
(d) Martha's Vineyard.

3. Who did Thompson say was gored by a buffalo in "Buffalo Gores a Visitor?"
(a) Skinner.
(b) Cliff.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) Morrison.

4. 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) Wolf Blitzer.
(b) Dan Roberts.
(c) Dan Hinkle.
(d) Dan Rather.

5. What was Thompson's heart rate in "A Generation of Swine?"
(a) 65.
(b) 64.
(c) 75.
(d) 73.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major news network tried to interview Thompson but was turned away in "Bad Nerves in Fat City?"

2. In "The Worst People in the World," Thompson claimed to be applying for what?

3. Where was Thompson in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"

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

5. Who told Thompson he would have to buy a de-scrambler to watch most channels on his television in "Full-time Scrambling?"

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