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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 celebrated wildly after the Gary Hart scandal, according to Thompson, in "A Wild and Crazy Guy?"

2. Who was the only person Thompson saw who could have benefited from the Iran-Contra scandal?

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

4. Thompson believed that the Iran-Contra scandal would make what look like nothing in comparison, in "God Bless Colonel North?"

5. Who was the head of the CIA during the time the book was written?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Thompson show the public opinion of Oliver North in, "It Was You, Charlie"?

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

3. Why did Thompson bring up Patrick Buchanan, in "God Bless Colonel North"?

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

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

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

7. What is the subject of "The Weak in the Weird"?

8. What did Thompson discover, in "The Time of the Geek," about the Gary Hart scandal?

9. What metaphorical comparison did Thompson make, in "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs"?

10. What was the subject of "The South African Problem"? What was Thompson's prediction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the events surrounding the Chernobyl disaster. How many people were killed? Why did Thompson discuss this event?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Thompson's adventures with sports betting in the text. What teams did Thompson bet on and why? What were the outcomes?

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