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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The annual spending per student in O'Rourke's town is over how much?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $1,250.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $3,500.
2. O'Rourke says that because America is the richest nation on Earth, he is surprised to still what on the street?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Rats.
(d) Beggars.
3. What is the name of the Michael Harrington book which says America had a hidden poverty?
(a) "The Other America."
(b) "My America."
(c) "The Other Side."
(d) "America on the Outs."
4. A woman at the housing rally who said she was homeless had how many kids?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.
5. What name did O'Rourke give to the town where he lives?
(a) Blatherboro.
(b) Hopeville.
(c) Middlebrooke.
(d) Anytown.
Short Answer Questions
1. O'Rourke is critical of the way that America hands over food, aid and arms to what country?
2. Who was George H. W. Bush's first Drug Czar?
3. Every year, O'Rourke attended a meeting of his hometown where people crowd into where?
4. How does O'Rourke feel when he walks through a crowded, third-world bazaar in Afghanistan and sees the free market in action?
5. What is the "largest part" of the USS Mobile Bay, according to the author?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does O'Rourke feel about Panama when he goes there in the wake of Operation Just Cause?
2. How does O'Rourke feel about the housing project he visits in Newark?
3. How does O'Rourke feel about American poverty at the beginning of "Poverty Policy: How to Endow Privation"?
4. How does O'Rourke feel about the seriousness of the problem of crack cocaine in America?
5. How does O'Rourke feel about the Guardian Angels after his experience with them?
6. How does O'Rourke feel about Social Security after visiting the AARP?
7. What does O'Rourke mean when he says that Social Security is like the nation picking its own pocket?
8. Why does O'Rourke feel that the best policy for dealing with Afghani Pathan tribesman is to just stay away from them?
9. Why does O'Rourke feels that Blatherboro is out of its depth when it comes to city planning?
10. Why does O'Rourke believe that a lot of money should be spent on the American military?
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