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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. What is the name of the hurricane that O'Rourke's wife asked him about?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Avery.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Marcus.

2. Who was the deputy chief of the DEA's Cocaine Desk when O'Rourke's book was written?
(a) Albert Collins.
(b) Dick Weart.
(c) Mario Perez.
(d) Mike Mullin.

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

4. How many poor people does O'Rourke say live in the U.S.?
(a) 32.5 million.
(b) 12.4 million.
(c) 24.2 million.
(d) 45 million.

5. On what day did O'Rourke attend a housing rally?
(a) February 23.
(b) July 16.
(c) March 1.
(d) October 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke believed his town spent too much on what?

2. What percent of poor people in America own their own homes, according to George Gilder?

3. O'Rourke concludes that, because government can stifle the free market, government is what?

4. What is the common enemy that environmentalists have, according to the author?

5. How much money does O'Rourke believe the government wastes on farm subsidies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O'Rourke see a connection between the fear of crack cocaine in America and racism?

2. How does O'Rourke feel about the seriousness of the problem of crack cocaine in America?

3. Why does O'Rourke fault environmentalists for making "big business" out to be the enemy?

4. How does O'Rourke feel about the government's treatment of the nation's problem with drugs?

5. What does the author mean when he says that Americans live a "whiffle life"?

6. Why does O'Rourke seem to think his family was stronger because they were not given any help?

7. How did Blatherboro block the completion of a local golf course?

8. Why does O'Rourke say that Blatherboro suffers from stupidity?

9. How does O'Rourke feel about the Guardian Angels after his experience with them?

10. How does O'Rourke describe environmentalists?

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