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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cromwell offered to race his what against the motorcycle, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"
(a) Chrysler.
(b) Corvette.
(c) Jeep.
(d) Camaro.

2. What was the name of the Filipino president discussed in "Memo from the War Room?"
(a) Ferdinand Marcos.
(b) Baby Doc Duvalier.
(c) Andre Ferdinando.
(d) Tonton Macoute.

3. Thompson was critical of the government's spending on what, in "Welcome to the Tunnel?"
(a) Social reform.
(b) Prison.
(c) Wars.
(d) Wall Street.

4. What porn actress was revealed to have been underage while making her first films, in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll?"
(a) Jenna Jameson.
(b) Traci Lords.
(c) Debbie Khan.
(d) Alice Walters.

5. Where was Thompson traveling, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Denver.
(d) Sacramento.

6. What was the Captain's name in "Salvage is Not Looting?"
(a) Brady.
(b) Elgin.
(c) Adam.
(d) Crazy Bob.

7. 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.

8. Who did Thompson tell the swingers would put them in jail, in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"
(a) Ed Meese.
(b) The CIA.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Hunter S. Thompson.

9. In "Rise of the TV Preachers," Thompson argued that Pat Robertson would run for President because he was lured by the power that who seemed to wield with the White House?
(a) Jimmy Stewart.
(b) Jim Baker.
(c) Jerry Falwell.
(d) Oral Roberts.

10. In "Four More Games," what sport was Thompson betting on?
(a) Football.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Golf.

11. Who was the "plunderer" in "Salvage is Not Looting?"
(a) Elgin.
(b) Crazy Bob.
(c) Brady.
(d) Crazy Mean Brian.

12. Where was Thompson going to lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Quebec.
(c) Montreal.
(d) New York.

13. Whose report linked pornography to violence, in "Four More Games?"
(a) Ed Meese's.
(b) George Bush's.
(c) Michael Moore's.
(d) Ronald Reagan's.

14. In "The Hellfire Club," Thompson compared politicians' and evangelists' affairs to British men in what century?
(a) 15th.
(b) 16th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 12th.

15. Who did Thompson hope would send him to South Africa in "The Worst People in the World?"
(a) The Examiner.
(b) The Post.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Chronicle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Doctor Will See You Now," Thompson received a letter from whom?

2. 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.

3. When did Thompson plan on going to Haiti, in "Kill Them Before They Eat?"

4. Where did Thompson fly to, in "Strictly Business?"

5. What time did Thompson receive a phone call in "Showdown in the Pig Palace?"

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