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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the new White House Press Secretary in "New Blood on the Tracks?"
(a) Marlin Fitzwater.
(b) Ed Meese.
(c) Robert McFarlane.
(d) James Carville.

2. Who approached Thompson, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"
(a) An off-duty pilot.
(b) An off-duty police officer.
(c) A drug officer.
(d) An off-duty detective.

3. How many days did the dynamite-laden vehicle sit in Thompson's yard before a neighbor blew it up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 1 week.

4. Who did Thompson write was frequently quoting Bible verses, in "The Lake of Fire?"
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Oliver North.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Patrick Buchanan.

5. Thompson argues that for years the Chinese government had tried to eliminate what but failed, in "Down to a Sunless Sea?"
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Opium.
(d) Morphine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who celebrated wildly after the Gary Hart scandal, according to Thompson, in "A Wild and Crazy Guy?"

2. "The Hellfire Club" discussed the sexual scandals of the televangelists Jimmy Swaggart and who else?

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

4. Who did Thompson take to a psychic for legal advice, in "The Gizzard of Darkness?"

5. Who won the 1987 Super Bowl?

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