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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What US Senator did Thompson hold as a fore-runner in the Republican primaries, in "Crazy Patrick and Big Al?"
(a) Alexander Haig.
(b) Bob Dole.
(c) Alexander Williams.
(d) Glen Beck.

2. What time did Thompson receive a phone call in "Showdown in the Pig Palace?"
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

3. Where did Thompson live during the writing of Generation of Swine?
(a) Woody Creek, CO.
(b) Seattle, WA.
(c) Denver, CO.
(d) San Francisco, CA.

4. Who butchered an ox with Reagan's face on it, in "Ox Butchered in Tripoli?"
(a) Marcos.
(b) Khadafy.
(c) Kazinsky.
(d) Hussein.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Death Ship" describes a barge in the Northeast carrying what?

2. Who called Thompson, in "White Trash with Money?"

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

4. What mercenary was caught in Nicaragua, in "Let the Good Times Roll?"

5. Who saw the scandals as a witch hunt against Ronald Reagan, in "God Bless Colonel North?"

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