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

2. Senator Warren Rudman was a senator from where?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Maine.
(d) New Hampshire.

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

4. In "The Trickle-Down Theory," Thompson suggested there was a strong possibility Reagan would what?
(a) Resign.
(b) Be impeached.
(c) Have a heart attack.
(d) Be assassinated.

5. Who did Thompson write was frequently quoting Bible verses, in "The Lake of Fire?"
(a) Oliver North.
(b) Patrick Buchanan.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) George Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thompson make a phone call to, in "The Death Ship?"

2. Who did a leak say was not really in the hospital, in "The Gizzard of Darkness?"

3. In "Fat Men on Horseback," Thompson marveled at how fast the political landscape had changed in what amount of time?

4. Who was Ronald Reagan meeting with in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"

5. What Democratic Senator on the Senate Judiciary Committee was a presidential nominee?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Thompson discover, in "The Time of the Geek," about the Gary Hart scandal?

3. What did Thompson write of George Schultz, in "Cowboys at Sea"?

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

5. Describe Thompson's criteria for statistics, in "The Time Has Come."

6. Whose testimony did Thompson describe, in "Blame it on Dead Bill"? What happened?

7. What did Thompson expect from Reagan's Administration, in "The Year of the Pig"?

8. What scandal took place in "The Loser's Club"? What was Thompson's suggested solution?

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

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

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