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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. What is the difference in the budget for the "Big Dig" highway and the actual cost of it?

2. What changed the self-reliant attitude of the country?

3. What can stop the cycle of parental abuse?

4. According to Bill, how should journalists approach the news in current times?

5. According to Bill, what is considered "oppressive" in public schools?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Bill, what kind of an advantage do people of privilege have in attracting friends?

2. What example does Bill use to describe how tough it is to trust people, even those considered friends?

3. According to Bill, what is the primary responsibility of a parent? What makes it difficult?

4. Which journalists does Bill think are good at their job? How should journalists approach the news in general?

5. According to Bill, what type of pity do people spend too much time having? Why is that counterproductive in building good relationships?

6. How does Bill O'Reilly describe himself politically?

7. Based on Bill's analysis in Chapter 4, how does the media make parenting more difficult?

8. Why does Bill think that the mainstream media is threatened by him?

9. Which state allowed a child to slip through the cracks? Why?

10. How does Bill describe his own childhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Bill, friendship is an important part of life that can also be very valuable.

- Describe the value of friendship and the advantages of having trustworthy friends, based on Bill's views.

- Explain the ways that Bill believes a person can attract and maintain solid friendships with the right people.

- Describe the types of friendships that Bill thinks should be avoided and the suggestions he makes in evaluating current or potential friends impartially.

Essay Topic 2

According to Bill, inner cities suffer from the rampant crime while the media and politicians choose to ignore it.

- Compare the way that crime is dealt with in upscale cities with the way it is overlooked in the inner cities, using Chicago as an example.

- Explain why politicians are unwilling to address the crime problems of the inner cities.

- Describe the ways that people living in the poorer neighborhoods can work with the police to stop the crime that is occurring.

Essay Topic 3

The bias of the network news coverage and the newspapers is an area that Bill has studied and analyzed thoroughly.

- Analyze the major newspapers and their biases in reporting the news and why newspapers in general are in decline.

- Explain the different approaches to the news taken by the networks and cable news stations.

- Describe how Fox News sets itself apart from other stations, and why Bill's show, The O'Reilly Factor, is the most watched cable news show on television.

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