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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. O'Rourke says using crack cocaine makes one feel like whom?

2. On what day did O'Rourke attend a housing rally?

3. What is the name of the hurricane that O'Rourke's wife asked him about?

4. In what state did O'Rourke live?

5. What is the name of the psychiatric professor that O'Rourke talked to about the crack cocaine problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O'Rourke feel about his town government blocking the building of a golf course?

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

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

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

5. How does O'Rourke feel about Panama when he goes there in the wake of Operation Just Cause?

6. Why does O'Rourke say Americans will not find a solution to the problem of drugs in the country?

7. How does O'Rourke suggest solving the problem of students dropping out of school?

8. Describe O'Rourke's experience when he joined the Guardian Angels on a drug den raid.

9. How does O'Rourke feel about the housing project he visits in Newark?

10. Why does O'Rourke feels that Blatherboro is out of its depth when it comes to city planning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does O'Rourke say the government essentially put itself into debt? How does the government spend its money, according to the author? What does O'Rourke say is the main reason the country is in debt? What techniques does the author use to express his feelings about the government's spending habits? What point is O'Rourke trying to make about the government and the citizens?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the author's feelings about the Republican and Democratic parties. How does he characterize Republicans and their ideals? How does he characterize Democrats and their ideals? What characteristic do the parties share? What faults does he find with each party? Does he say anything positive about each party?

Essay Topic 3

What techniques does the author use to offer up his metaphor of the government's similarities to King George III? What are some of the examples he gives to support his claims? What does he say the founding fathers disagreed with King George III about?

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