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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Thompson refer to as an evil but inescapable business in "Full-time Scrambling?"
(a) Television.
(b) Radio.
(c) Writing.
(d) Politics.

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

4. Boca Chica was the most popular bar where?
(a) Casablanca.
(b) New York.
(c) Miami.
(d) Key West.

5. What new Dallas Cowboys' quarterback did Thompson bet on, in "Midnight in the Desert?"
(a) Norman Waler.
(b) Herschel Walker.
(c) Jason Anderson.
(d) Andrew Walker.

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

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

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

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

11. Which team was playing the Boston Celtics in "Four More Games?"
(a) Dallas Cowboys.
(b) Seattle Mariners.
(c) New Jersey Nets.
(d) Houston Rockets.

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

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

14. 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.

15. In "Lester Maddox Lives," Thompson was horrified that an openly _____ governor was still a respected political figure.
(a) Liberal.
(b) Religious.
(c) Gay.
(d) Segregationist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dictator's wife was known for her immense shoe collection?

2. Who did Thompson discover was withdrawing from the race in "Apres Moi, le Deluge?"

3. How did Thompson's friend catch trout, in "They All Drowned?"

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

5. "A Generation of Swine" begins with Thompson describing people's obsessions with doing what at home?

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