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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. Where was Thompson trying to go in "Last Train from Chicago?"

2. When did Thompson plan on going to Haiti, in "Kill Them Before They Eat?"

3. Where did Thompson wish the Filipino president would be sent, in "Memo from the War Room?"

4. Based on whose seeming advice did Thompson place his bet in "Meat Sickness?"

5. Who killed all of Skinner's contacts in "Four Million Thugs?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Thompson encounter in "Strictly Business"? What interaction took place?

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

3. What is the subject of "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat"? What assertions did Thompson make in this article?

4. Who is discussed in the article, "The Hellfire Club"? What comparison did Thompson make?

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

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

7. Who was Ralph Steadman? How did Thompson describe him?

8. Who was Thompson's attorney trying to save in "Deported to Malaysia"? What did Thompson do?

9. What took place in Thompson's episodic "Last Dance in Dumb Town"?

10. Describe Thompson's salvage business. Who were his compatriots?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Explain the details of the Iran-Contra scandal. Who was involved? How did it affect American policy?

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