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

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

3. Thompson believed who would be forced to retire, in "The Year of the Pig?"
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Herbert Huncke.
(c) Henry Kissinger.
(d) Ed Meese.

4. Who won the 1987 Super Bowl?
(a) Washington Redskins.
(b) Chicago Bears.
(c) Denver Broncos.
(d) New York Giants.

5. Who called Thompson, in "The Other George Bush?"
(a) Skinner.
(b) James.
(c) Richard.
(d) Roger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who found Thompson, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"

3. "The Death Ship" describes a barge in the Northeast carrying what?

4. What Democratic Senator did Thompson attack in "The Losers' Club?"

5. Who was Nixon's Chief of Domestic Affairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What picture did Thompson portray in "The Lake of Fire"?

2. How did Thompson show the public opinion of Oliver North in, "It Was You, Charlie"?

3. Why did Thompson speak with Lowell Harrelson and when?

4. What is the subject of the article, "The Loved Ones"?

5. Who was discussed in "Let the Good Times Roll"? Why were they newsworthy?

6. Where was the Iran-Contra scandal introduced in the book? What did Thompson write initially of his predictions?

7. What did Thompson contend about the role of money in politics?

8. What was the subject of "The South African Problem"? What was Thompson's prediction?

9. How did Thompson associate schizophrenics with the Democratic Party in the text?

10. To whom did Hunter S. Thompson write in the end of the book? Why?

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