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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what university was Thompson going to lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"
(a) Berkeley University.
(b) New York University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Concordia University.

2. Who did Thompson say was gored by a buffalo in "Buffalo Gores a Visitor?"
(a) Cliff.
(b) Morrison.
(c) Skinner.
(d) Malcolm.

3. What did Thompson receive in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll?"
(a) The Reagan Report.
(b) A porn video.
(c) The Meese Report.
(d) A contract.

4. Where was Thompson at the beginning of "Strictly Business?"
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Denver.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) St. Paul.

5. In "The Doctor Will See You Now," Thompson received a letter from whom?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) CBS News.
(c) Ralph Steadman.
(d) Skinner.

6. What work did Thompson say he has used more lines from than any other work?
(a) The book of Revelation.
(b) The Seattle Times.
(c) The book of Job.
(d) The New York Times.

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

8. Who told Thompson he would have to buy a de-scrambler to watch most channels on his television in "Full-time Scrambling?"
(a) Cromwell.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Warren.
(d) Jimmy.

9. What did Thompson demand the latest numbers on, in "Showdown in the Pig Palace?"
(a) Presidential race.
(b) Senate races.
(c) House races.
(d) Gubernatorial races.

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

11. What did Thompson's friend ask him to do, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"
(a) Kill someone.
(b) Arrest someone.
(c) Fly the plane.
(d) Hold a bag.

12. Where did Thompson go with Doug and Terrence in "The Beast with Three Backs?"
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A strip club.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) A gift shop.

13. Thompson criticized Reagan's what, in "Welcome to the Tunnel?"
(a) War on drugs.
(b) Foreign policy.
(c) Meeting with Gorbachev.
(d) Race relations.

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

15. Who was being sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in "Strictly Business?"
(a) Andrew Sweitzer.
(b) William Rehnquist.
(c) Ed Meese.
(d) William Everett.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thompson say would be elected in 1988, at his lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

2. Where did Thompson wish the Filipino president would be sent, in "Memo from the War Room?"

3. What National Hurricane Center director did Thompson attack in "Revenge of the Fish Heads?"

4. Thompson argues that for years the Chinese government had tried to eliminate what but failed, in "Down to a Sunless Sea?"

5. The friend who called Thompson in "Showdown in the Pig Palace" was what profession?

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