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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. Who did Thompson make a bet with, in "Midnight in the Desert?"

2. Which team was playing the Boston Celtics in "Four More Games?"

3. Where was Thompson at the beginning of "Strictly Business?"

4. Who did Thompson bet against in the Chicago Bears game in "Meat Sickness?"

5. What was the name of Thompson's girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Thompson's assertion about Reagan and Bush in "Two More Years"?

2. What did Thompson write about Imelda Marcos in "Just Another Terrorist"?

3. How is the article "They Called Him Deep Throat" structured? Why?

4. What took place in "Saturday Night in the City"? Who are the main figures in the story?

5. Describe Thompson's plans in "The Worst People in the World."

6. How is Gary Hart introduced in "Gary Hart Talks Politics"? What wasThompson's opinion of Hart?

7. Where was Thompson traveling in "Last Train from Chicago"? Who did he encounter?

8. What did Thompson write about the media in "Bad Nerves in Fat City"?

9. What did Thompson write of Ferdinand Marcos in "Memo from the War Room"?

10. How did Thompson compare the Chinese government's drug wars to the U.S. government's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the campaign of Gary Hart in the 1988 Presidential Election. What scandals emerged during the campaign and how did they affect polls?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the narrative in "Buffalo Gores a Visitor." Who are the characters in this story? In what narrative voice and tense is the article?

Essay Topic 3

What did Thompson write about the Hurricane Crisis Program in the text? What examples did he cite? Why did he feel as he did?

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