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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 284-313.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Deported to Malaysia," Thompson received a call from his attorney, who was attempting to save a ____ man from killing himself at a bar near the golf course.
(a) Canadian.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Israeli.
(d) Chinese.

2. "The Pro-Flogging View" was a response to a letter from whom?
(a) Sarah Stephens.
(b) James Kirkpatrick.
(c) Ralph Steadman.
(d) Ed Meese.

3. In "Lester Maddox Lives," the Supreme Court refused to overturn which anti-sodomy law?
(a) Georgia's.
(b) Kansas'.
(c) Florida's.
(d) Arkansas'.

4. Where was Thompson in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"
(a) North of San Francisco.
(b) In Los Angeles.
(c) In Oregon.
(d) East of San Francisco.

5. Senator Warren Rudman was a senator from where?
(a) Maine.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) New Hampshire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Fat Men on Horseback," Thompson concluded that the main difference between Iran-Contra and Watergate was that Iran-Contra was what?

2. Michael Dukakis was the governor of what state during the 1988 elections?

3. What did Thompson demand the latest numbers on, in "Showdown in the Pig Palace?"

4. What did Thompson attempt to blow up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"

5. In "The Worm Turns," Thompson wrote that the Reagan Administration looked weak because of the cancellation of a summit with who?

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