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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Hellfire Club," Thompson compared politicians' and evangelists' affairs to British men in what century?
(a) 16th.
(b) 17th.
(c) 12th.
(d) 15th.

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

3. Who did Thompson hope would go to South Africa with him, in "The Worst People in the World?"
(a) Jennifer Lee.
(b) Teri Fischer.
(c) Vanessa Williams.
(d) Farah Fawcett.

4. Who did Thompson tell the swingers would put them in jail, in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"
(a) The CIA.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Ed Meese.
(d) Hunter S. Thompson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thompson refer to as an evil but inescapable business in "Full-time Scrambling?"

2. What time did Thompson receive a phone call in "Showdown in the Pig Palace?"

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

4. Which politician was caught having extramarital affairs in the 1988 election?

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

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