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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Democratic Senator did Thompson attack in "The Losers' Club?"
(a) Terry Sanford.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Joe Biden.
(d) Gary Hart.

2. "Back to the Ormsby House" was Thompson's short take on the 1986 ______ elections.
(a) Congressional.
(b) Senatorial.
(c) Gubernatorial.
(d) Presidential.

3. In "The Garden of Agony," Thompson analyzed the role of what in politics?
(a) Charisma.
(b) Money.
(c) Religion.
(d) Fame.

4. Who did Thompson believe clearly won the Democratic presidential nomination debate?
(a) Paul Simon.
(b) Joe Biden.
(c) Art Garfunkel.
(d) Michael Dukakis.

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

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

7. Who did Thompson take to a psychic for legal advice, in "The Gizzard of Darkness?"
(a) Ralph.
(b) Heese.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Skinner.

8. In "The Other George Bush," Skinner asserted that George Bush is smarter than whom?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Andrew Walker.
(d) Eisenhower.

9. Who was the House of Representatives Counsel in the Oliver North hearings?
(a) Michael Edwards.
(b) Mark Allen Alexander.
(c) John Nields.
(d) William. Hoff.

10. Who was Nixon's Chief of Domestic Affairs?
(a) Ed Meese.
(b) Edward Walton.
(c) Alexander Haig.
(d) John Erlichman.

11. Who claimed his wife was dying in "Doomed Love in the Rockies?"
(a) Mark.
(b) Roger.
(c) Shanti.
(d) Tex.

12. What did Thompson compare the Iran-Contra scandal to, in "Gone with the Wind?"
(a) Clanson Sink.
(b) Chernobyl.
(c) Donhay Disaster.
(d) Carson Sink.

13. In "The Trickle-Down Theory," Thompson considered that acid rain and what would be the legacy of the Reagan Administration?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Depression.
(c) Recession.
(d) AIDS.

14. What did Thompson attempt to blow up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"
(a) A Corvette.
(b) A motorcycle.
(c) A truck.
(d) A Jeep.

15. What was the home state of President Richard Nixon?
(a) Washington.
(b) California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Reagan's new Supreme Court nominee in "Here Come de Judge?"

2. What did Thompson kill, in "A Death in the Family?"

3. Who called Thompson, in "White Trash with Money?"

4. Who did Thompson's friend bet on in his Superbowl bet, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"

5. Who was the only person Thompson saw who could have benefited from the Iran-Contra scandal?

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