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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 mercenary was caught in Nicaragua, in "Let the Good Times Roll?"

2. Who claimed his wife was dying in "Doomed Love in the Rockies?"

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

4. In "The South African Problem," Thompson suggested that Reagan was planning on doing what?

5. A major scandal at what U.S. Embassy took place in "The Losers' Club?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Thompson describing watching, in "President Bush Will See You Now"? What was Thompson's appraisal?

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

5. What were Thompson's predictions, in "The Trickle Down Theory"?

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

7. Describe Thompson's criteria for statistics, in "The Time Has Come."

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the outcome of the 1988 Presidential Election. What was Thompson's take on the final victory? To whom did Thompson write in his final article of the text? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Thompson's use of imagery and symbolism in the articles. What are examples of symbols that tie into overarching themes in the text?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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