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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Last Train from Chicago," Thompson met a man who claimed to be friends with whom?
(a) James Adams.
(b) John Madden.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) President Reagan.

3. Where did Thompson live during the writing of Generation of Swine?
(a) San Francisco, CA.
(b) Woody Creek, CO.
(c) Denver, CO.
(d) Seattle, WA.

4. What major news network tried to interview Thompson but was turned away in "Bad Nerves in Fat City?"
(a) CBS News.
(b) NBC News.
(c) ABC News.
(d) FOX News.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Haitian dictator had fallen, in "Kill Them Before They Eat?"

2. Where was Thompson in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"

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

4. What was Thompson following in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Thompson write of Ferdinand Marcos in "Memo from the War Room"?

2. What was Thompson doing in "Nixon and the Whale Woman"? Why?

3. How is Gary Hart introduced in "Gary Hart Talks Politics"? What wasThompson's opinion of Hart?

4. What did Thompson write about "driving" in "The Dim and Dirty Road"?

5. Describe Thompson's plans in "The Worst People in the World."

6. Why did Thompson place the bet he did in "Meat Sickness"?

7. What did Thompson do in Las Vegas in "Bull Market on The Strip"?

8. What was the consensus of statistics discussed between Thompson and the political strategist in "Showdown in the Pig Palace"?

9. What is the subject of "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat"? What assertions did Thompson make in this article?

10. How is the article "They Called Him Deep Throat" structured? Why?

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