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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 say was gored by a buffalo in "Buffalo Gores a Visitor?"

2. Whose report linked pornography to violence, in "Four More Games?"

3. What Superbowl was it, in "Meat Sickness?"

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

5. Who first went to look at the motorcycle for sale, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Thompson receive in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll"? What were his conclusions of it?

2. What did Thompson do in Las Vegas in "Bull Market on The Strip"?

3. What did Thompson write about "driving" in "The Dim and Dirty Road"?

4. What did Thompson write about Lester Maddox in the book?

5. What did Thompson assert of Robertson, in "Rise of the TV Preachers"?

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

7. Why did Thompson hope to go to Haiti in "Kill Them Before They Eat"?

8. Who did Thompson meet with, in "The Turk Comes to TV News"? What was the subject of this meeting?

9. Why did Thompson place the bet he did in "Meat Sickness"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Thompson's experiences in the salvage industry in Florida. Why did he go there? Why did he leave?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the business of dog fighting as presented in "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat." What is Thompson's position on dog fighting? What legalities surround it?

Essay Topic 3

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

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