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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Thompson plan on going to Haiti, in "Kill Them Before They Eat?"
(a) July.
(b) Easter.
(c) Carnivale.
(d) Christmas.

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

3. What did Thompson write are always available in hotel rooms, in his Introduction?
(a) Bibles.
(b) Ashtrays.
(c) Matches.
(d) Prostitutes.

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

5. At what university was Thompson going to lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"
(a) Concordia University.
(b) Berkeley University.
(c) New York University.
(d) Columbia University.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did Thompson travel in "The Gonzo Salvage Co.?"

5. Based on whose seeming advice did Thompson place his bet in "Meat Sickness?"

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