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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Wolf Blitzer.
(b) Dan Roberts.
(c) Dan Hinkle.
(d) Dan Rather.

2. In "The Scum of the Earth," Thompson detailed a feud between Jerry Falwell, Jim Bakker, Pat Robertson and who?
(a) James Williams.
(b) Kieth Baker.
(c) Oral Roberts,
(d) Jesse Jackson.

3. What did Thompson kill, in "A Death in the Family?"
(a) A fox.
(b) A deer.
(c) A goose.
(d) A chicken.

4. Who did a leak say was not really in the hospital, in "The Gizzard of Darkness?"
(a) Andrew Casey.
(b) William Casey.
(c) Ed Meese.
(d) William Johnson.

5. What was Thompson following in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"
(a) A trout.
(b) A lead on Nixon.
(c) A whale.
(d) A fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson criticized Reagan's what, in "Welcome to the Tunnel?"

2. In "Dance of the Seven Dwarfs," the seven dwarfs refered to the seven what?

3. Who was the executive vice president at CNN in the book?

4. Who was likely to go on trial, in "The American Dream?"

5. How many days did the dynamite-laden vehicle sit in Thompson's yard before a neighbor blew it up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"

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