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

2. What US Senator did Thompson hold as a fore-runner in the Republican primaries, in "Crazy Patrick and Big Al?"

3. In "Ronald Reagan is Doomed," Thompson wrote that people were already fleeing the Reagan Administration because of what?

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

5. Who was likely to go on trial, in "The American Dream?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the events surrounding Filipino President Marcos. What took place in his re-election? What was the outcome of this scandal?

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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