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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Thompson claimed, in "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat," that the most successful dog fighters make up to how much money in a night?
2. Who was the "plunderer" in "Salvage is Not Looting?"
3. Who won the Superbowl in "Meat Sickness?"
4. Who was trying to interview Thompson in "Bad Nerves in Fat City" when the interview was disrupted by an angry woman pounding on the hotel room door?
5. Cromwell offered to race his what against the motorcycle, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Thompson state in his author's note that he cited more than any other source? Why?
2. What was Thompson's assertion about Reagan and Bush in "Two More Years"?
3. What did Thompson do in Las Vegas in "Bull Market on The Strip"?
4. What did Thompson assert of Robertson, in "Rise of the TV Preachers"?
5. What did Thompson receive in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll"? What were his conclusions of it?
6. Why did Thompson hope to go to Haiti in "Kill Them Before They Eat"?
7. What did Thompson write of Ferdinand Marcos in "Memo from the War Room"?
8. Describe Thompson's salvage business. Who were his compatriots?
9. How is Gary Hart introduced in "Gary Hart Talks Politics"? What wasThompson's opinion of Hart?
10. Where was Thompson traveling in "Last Train from Chicago"? Who did he encounter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the outcome of the 1988 Presidential Election. What was Thompson's take on the final victory? To whom did Thompson write in his final article of the text? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the events of the Watergate scandal. Who were the principle political figures? How did Watergate impact history?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the campaign of Senator Ted Kennedy in the 1988 Presidential Election. What scandals are associated with Kennedy? What events took place in the election?
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