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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 did Thompson's friend bet on in his Superbowl bet, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"

2. Whose testimony was described, in "Blame It on Dead Bill?"

3. In "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs," Thompson compared the implosion of Gary Hart's political career to what?

4. Michael Dukakis was the governor of what state during the 1988 elections?

5. Who did Bush debate in "President Bush Will See You Now?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where was the Iran-Contra scandal introduced in the book? What did Thompson write initially of his predictions?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the article "They Called Him Deep Throat." Who are the figures in this narrative? What was the correlation that Thompson was making?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Thompson's assertions regarding religion, politics, and hypocrisy in "The Hellfire Club."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the campaign of Senator Ted Kennedy in the 1988 Presidential Election. What scandals are associated with Kennedy? What events took place in the election?

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