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

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

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

4. Who did Thompson conclude was the obvious front runner in the primaries in "Off with Their Heads?"
(a) Gary Hart.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Joe Biden.
(d) Michael Dukakis.

5. Where did "Saturday Night in the City" take place?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Denver.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Doctor Will See You Now," Thompson received a letter from whom?

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

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

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

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