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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who killed all of Skinner's contacts in "Four Million Thugs?"
(a) The Tonton Macoute.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The Tutsi.
(d) The FBI.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who called Thompson in "Apres Moi, le Deluge?"
(a) Marco.
(b) Frank.
(c) Skinner.
(d) CBS News.

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

9. 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) Dan Hinkle.
(b) Wolf Blitzer.
(c) Dan Roberts.
(d) Dan Rather.

10. Who won the Superbowl in "Meat Sickness?"
(a) Dallas Cowboys.
(b) New York Giants.
(c) Seattle Mariners.
(d) Chicago Bears.

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

12. Where did "Saturday Night in the City" take place?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Denver.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

14. The friend who called Thompson in "Showdown in the Pig Palace" was what profession?
(a) Politician.
(b) Political strategist.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) News anchor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thompson write are always available in hotel rooms, in his Introduction?

2. Who was the "plunderer" in "Salvage is Not Looting?"

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

4. 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.

5. "Dealing with Pigs" was Thompson's reaction to what?

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