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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Thompson particularly angry with the school system, in "Expelled from the System?"
(a) Advancement tests.
(b) Urine tests.
(c) No Child Left Behind.
(d) Teen pregnancy.

2. Where did Thompson have lunch, in "It Was You, Charlie?"
(a) San Francisco Diner.
(b) California Cafe.
(c) Woody Creek Tavern.
(d) Denver Diner.

3. Who did Thompson's friend bet on in his Superbowl bet, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"
(a) Chicago Bears.
(b) New York Giants.
(c) Denver Broncos.
(d) New England Patriots.

4. What did Thompson and his friend do after the Super Bowl, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"
(a) Play music.
(b) Play pool.
(c) Arm wrestle.
(d) Play golf.

5. What major news network tried to interview Thompson but was turned away in "Bad Nerves in Fat City?"
(a) NBC News.
(b) CBS News.
(c) ABC News.
(d) FOX News.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Weak in the Weird" is an analysis of whose presidential campaign?

2. Who found Thompson, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"

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

4. In "The South African Problem," Thompson suggested that Reagan was planning on doing what?

5. What Superbowl was it, in "Meat Sickness?"

(see the answer key)

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