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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 claimed his wife was dying in "Doomed Love in the Rockies?"
2. Who did Thompson remind that Oliver North supplied the Iranians with arms in "It was You, Charlie?"
3. The weapons supplied to the Iranian regime killed hundreds of marines where?
4. In "The Trickle-Down Theory," Thompson suggested there was a strong possibility Reagan would what?
5. The Gary Hart scandal distracted the press from what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the subject of "The South African Problem"? What was Thompson's prediction?
2. What did Thompson expect from Reagan's Administration, in "The Year of the Pig"?
3. What did Thompson discover, in "The Time of the Geek," about the Gary Hart scandal?
4. To whom did Hunter S. Thompson write in the end of the book? Why?
5. Who was discussed in "Let the Good Times Roll"? Why were they newsworthy?
6. Who did Thompson suggest would make a comeback in "Wooing the Degenerate Vote"? How?
7. Who were "Crazy Patrick and Big Al"? What did Thompson foretell in this chapter?
8. What metaphorical comparison did Thompson make, in "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs"?
9. What did Thompson detail, in "Back to the Ormsby House"?
10. What did Thompson contend about the role of money in politics?
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 the article "They Called Him Deep Throat." Who are the figures in this narrative? What was the correlation that Thompson was making?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the author, Hunter S. Thompson. What style of journalism is Thompson known for originating? What are elements of his writing style? Give examples from the text in your answer.
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