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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 ran against Nixon in the 46th presidential election?

2. In "Wooing the Degenerate Vote," Thompson predicted that who would make a comeback and win the 1988 election?

3. What did Thompson assert had been dysfunctional for many years, in "Dance of the Seven Dwarfs?"

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

5. What was the chapter title "A Wild and Crazy Guy" in reference to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who did Thompson suggest would make a comeback in "Wooing the Degenerate Vote"? How?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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