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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of O'Rourke's friend who learned to fly a stunt plane and decided to raise cattle?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Wendell.
(c) George.
(d) Adam.

2. The author blames the savings and loan collapse on soaring interest rates caused by what administration?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Ford.
(c) Carter.
(d) Bush.

3. O'Rourke's wife asked him about a hurricane that hit what state?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Texas.

4. O'Rourke says a cheap alternative to fix the failing school system could involve sending the children to what kind of school?
(a) Boarding.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Military.

5. O'Rourke considers what war to be a rare success for U.S. foreign policy?
(a) The war in Vietnam.
(b) The war in Korea.
(c) The war in Afghanistan.
(d) The war in Japan.

6. O'Rourke says that special interest sounds like something out of a cartoon by whom?
(a) Thomas Nast.
(b) Daryl Cagle.
(c) J. P. Trostle.
(d) John Chase.

7. O'Rourke concludes that, in a democracy, the whores are whom?
(a) The politicians.
(b) Special interest groups.
(c) The citizens.
(d) Big businesses.

8. How does O'Rourke feel when he walks through a crowded, third-world bazaar in Afghanistan and sees the free market in action?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Shock.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

9. What senator said "A lot more of whatever needs doing needs to be done--let's spend, spend, spend" in response to the war on drugs?
(a) Bernie Sanders.
(b) Byron Dorgan.
(c) Carl Levin.
(d) Joe Biden.

10. O'Rourke mocked college bohos at the housing rally who were dressed in what color?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Beige.
(d) Pink.

11. What does O'Rourke say is the ultimate special interest group?
(a) Sierra Club.
(b) National Rifle Association.
(c) Social Security.
(d) Energy Lobby.

12. How many ninth graders were at the high school in O'Rourke's town?
(a) 124.
(b) 445.
(c) 67.
(d) 324.

13. O'Rourke recalls spending an evening in what police department?
(a) The New York police department.
(b) The Los Angeles police department.
(c) The Atlanta police department.
(d) The Washington, DC police department.

14. What is the official office of the Drug Czar?
(a) Office of National Drug Control Policy.
(b) Association of National Drug Reduction Policy.
(c) Association of American Drug Reduction Policy.
(d) Office of American Drug Control Policy.

15. Who said, "What we want from the taxpayers is continual cooperation!" in regard to America's drug problem?
(a) Mike Mullin.
(b) Dick Weart.
(c) Albert Collins.
(d) Mario Perez.

Short Answer Questions

1. The annual spending per student in O'Rourke's town is over how much?

2. What branch of the military uses the USS Mobile Bay?

3. What is the name of the alliance that O'Rourke traveled into poverty stricken areas with?

4. What year is the District of Columbia Housing Act from?

5. Who was George H. W. Bush's first Drug Czar?

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