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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. In "I Slit My Own Eyeballs," Thompson described _____ as a truly horrific month for politicians running for office.
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) September.

2. What mercenary was caught in Nicaragua, in "Let the Good Times Roll?"
(a) Eugene Hasenfus.
(b) Yassir Arafat.
(c) Vladimir Putin.
(d) Carlo Rozzini.

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

4. Who called Thompson, in "White Trash with Money?"
(a) Ralph Wixom.
(b) Jack Parker.
(c) Smithers.
(d) Skinner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Thompson particularly angry with the school system, in "Expelled from the System?"

2. How many days did the dynamite-laden vehicle sit in Thompson's yard before a neighbor blew it up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"

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

4. Who was the head of the CIA during the time the book was written?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were Thompson's complaints, in "Expelled from the System"? Why?

3. What metaphorical comparison did Thompson make, in "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs"?

4. Who did Thompson suggest would make a comeback in "Wooing the Degenerate Vote"? How?

5. What was Thompson describing watching, in "President Bush Will See You Now"? What was Thompson's appraisal?

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

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

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

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

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

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