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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 224-253.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the executive vice president at CNN in the book?
(a) Ed Turner.
(b) Ted Turner.
(c) Ned Turner.
(d) Steve Turner.

3. What new Dallas Cowboys' quarterback did Thompson bet on, in "Midnight in the Desert?"
(a) Jason Anderson.
(b) Norman Waler.
(c) Andrew Walker.
(d) Herschel Walker.

4. "They Called Him Deep Throat" was split between a discussion of televangelist Pat Robertson and what Watergate conspirator?
(a) G. Gordon Liddy.
(b) Ed Meese.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Ralph Steadman.

5. What was Thompson's girlfriend getting a tattoo of in "Saturday Night in the City"?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Panther.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What did Thompson write would eventually cover all of Utah, in "They All Drowned?"

3. Who did Thompson's friend bet on in his Superbowl bet, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"

4. What was the name of the Filipino president discussed in "Memo from the War Room?"

5. In "The Loved Ones," who was considered for a furlough that was ultimately denied because of a public outcry?

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