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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Fat Men on Horseback," Thompson marveled at how fast the political landscape had changed in what amount of time?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 months.

2. Who ran against Nixon in the 46th presidential election?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Hubert Humphrey.

3. Who was Ronald Reagan meeting with in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"
(a) The Polish President.
(b) The Chinese Dictator.
(c) The French President.
(d) Gorbachev.

4. Thompson believed that the Iran-Contra scandal would make what look like nothing in comparison, in "God Bless Colonel North?"
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Watergate.
(c) WWII.
(d) WWI.

5. What National Security Adviser attempted suicide in "Gone with the Wind?"
(a) Ed Meese.
(b) Robert McFarlane.
(c) James Carville.
(d) Alexander Haig.

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

7. Who was the new White House Press Secretary in "New Blood on the Tracks?"
(a) Marlin Fitzwater.
(b) Ed Meese.
(c) James Carville.
(d) Robert McFarlane.

8. In "The Loved Ones," who was considered for a furlough that was ultimately denied because of a public outcry?
(a) John Hinckley.
(b) Ted Kazinski.
(c) Jesse James.
(d) Mark David Chapman.

9. Who did Thompson believe would likely go to prison in Fort Leavenworth, in "The Lord and a Good Lawyer?"
(a) George Bush.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Patrick Buchanan.
(d) Oliver North.

10. Whose testimony did Thompson analyze, in "Cowboys at Sea?"
(a) Oliver North.
(b) Ed Meese.
(c) George Bush.
(d) George Schultz.

11. "The Death Ship" describes a barge in the Northeast carrying what?
(a) Trash.
(b) Explosives.
(c) Arms.
(d) Refugees.

12. Whose presidential campaign was caught up in a fund-raising scandal, in "The Loved Ones?"
(a) Gary Hart.
(b) Joe Biden.
(c) Alexander Haig.
(d) George Bush.

13. What happened to Reagan's veto on sanctions in South Africa, in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"
(a) It is enacted.
(b) It is dead in the water.
(c) It is overruled.
(d) It is rejected.

14. Who did Bush debate in "President Bush Will See You Now?"
(a) Gary Hart.
(b) Joe Biden.
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) Michael Dukakis.

15. Who found Thompson, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"
(a) Jack Parker.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Skinner.
(d) Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What mercenary was caught in Nicaragua, in "Let the Good Times Roll?"

3. In "Dance of the Seven Dwarfs," the seven dwarfs refered to the seven what?

4. Thompson wrote that if Oliver North wanted to avoid prison, he would have to indict who in "Ollie's Choice?"

5. Who did Thompson take to a psychic for legal advice, in "The Gizzard of Darkness?"

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