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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. What made Thompson particularly angry with the school system, in "Expelled from the System?"

2. In "Dance of the Seven Dwarfs," the seven dwarfs refered to the seven what?

3. In "The Trickle-Down Theory," Thompson considered that acid rain and what would be the legacy of the Reagan Administration?

4. What obscure musician did Skinner claim George Bush is a fan of, in "The Other George Bush?"

5. Who did Thompson believe clearly won the Democratic presidential nomination debate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was discussed in "Let the Good Times Roll"? Why were they newsworthy?

3. What is the subject of the article, "The Loved Ones"?

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

5. What picture did Thompson portray in "The Lake of Fire"?

6. What did Thompson expect from Reagan's Administration, in "The Year of the Pig"?

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

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

9. Whose testimony did Thompson describe, in "Blame it on Dead Bill"? What happened?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the events of the Watergate scandal. Who were the principle political figures? How did Watergate impact history?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relations between the United States and the U.S.S.R. during the 1980s. What is the significance of the meetings between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev?

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