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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Thompson travel in "The Gonzo Salvage Co.?"
(a) New York.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Miami.
(d) San Francisco.

2. 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.

3. What was the name of the Filipino president discussed in "Memo from the War Room?"
(a) Baby Doc Duvalier.
(b) Andre Ferdinando.
(c) Ferdinand Marcos.
(d) Tonton Macoute.

4. What did Thompson refer to as an evil but inescapable business in "Full-time Scrambling?"
(a) Radio.
(b) Television.
(c) Writing.
(d) Politics.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was the "plunderer" in "Salvage is Not Looting?"

4. Who did Thompson conclude was the obvious front runner in the primaries in "Off with Their Heads?"

5. Where was Thompson going to lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

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