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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. In "The New Dumb," Thompson concluded that the Democratic Party had learned nothing since which election?

2. Who did Thompson believe would likely go to prison in Fort Leavenworth, in "The Lord and a Good Lawyer?"

3. After looking at the statistics in "A Wild and Crazy Guy," Thompson concluded that the Republicans would hold the White House for how long?

4. "The Weak in the Weird" is an analysis of whose presidential campaign?

5. "Crazy Patrick and Big Al" refered to Patrick Buchanan and who?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is described in "The Scum of the Earth"?

5. What did Thompson detail, in "Back to the Ormsby House"?

6. How did Thompson associate schizophrenics with the Democratic Party in the text?

7. What did Thompson's sources tell him in "The Worm Turns"? What was his conclusion?

8. Why did Thompson encounter a psychic in "The Gizzard of Darkness"?

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

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

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

Explain the events which took place in Haiti during the late 1980s. What was Reagan's reaction to Haiti's shift in power?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the television news industry as depicted by Thompson in the book. How has the news industry changed in 25 years?

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