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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. "The Weak in the Weird" is an analysis of whose presidential campaign?
(a) Michael Dukakis.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Joe Biden.
(d) Gary Hart.

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

3. What obscure musician did Skinner claim George Bush is a fan of, in "The Other George Bush?"
(a) The Beatles.
(b) Leonard Cohen.
(c) Tom Waits.
(d) Bjork.

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

5. In "Ronald Reagan is Doomed," Thompson wrote that people were already fleeing the Reagan Administration because of what?
(a) Gary Hart scandal.
(b) Watergate scandal.
(c) Chirnobyl disaster.
(d) Iran-Contra scandal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Crazy Patrick and Big Al" refered to Patrick Buchanan and who?

3. In "The Worm Turns," Thompson wrote that the Reagan Administration looked weak because of the cancellation of a summit with who?

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

5. Who did Thompson discover was behind the breaking of the Gary Hart scandal in "The Time of the Geek?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is described in "The Scum of the Earth"?

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

3. What did Thompson detail, in "Back to the Ormsby House"?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What did Thompson compare the Iran-Contra scandal to, in "Gone with the Wind"?

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

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