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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In this book, what is used to separate groups of paragraphs?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Icons.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Pages.
2. In Miami, who forces the Senator to keep his speech and interviews short?
(a) Hunter S. Thompson.
(b) George McGovern.
(c) Frank Mankiwiecz.
(d) Peter Sheridan.
3. For what is Jerry Rubin known?
(a) For attempting to levitate the Pentagon.
(b) For furthering the knowledge of drugs with Timothy Leary.
(c) As a Yippie activist.
(d) For Communism.
4. For whom does Thompson harbor a strange affection?
(a) McCarthy.
(b) Muskie.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Wallace.
5. In what city was Bobby Kennedy assassinated?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Dallas.
(d) New York City.
6. Besides alcohol, what drug does Thompson readily admit to using regularly?
(a) Ether.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Peyote.
(d) Marijuana.
7. How does Thompson describe the Washington D.C. journalists in "January?"
(a) They dress like bank tellers.
(b) They dress all in black.
(c) They dress in denim.
(d) They dress in a vintage style.
8. Why does the author posit that politicians dismiss a certain type of vote in "January"?
(a) Their votes do not actually count.
(b) The members of that group usually vote for the least likely candidate.
(c) The vote will be as divided as the previous generation's vote.
(d) Very few members of that group will actually vote.
9. According to Thompson, how much time do the candidates devote to meeting constituents?
(a) Eighteen hours a day, for a year and a half.
(b) Eight hours a day, for two years.
(c) Twelve hours a day, for a year.
(d) Ten hours a day, for fourteen months.
10. When Thompson reaches his destination in "January, February, into March," how do his disrespectful peers treat him?
(a) They are happy to see him.
(b) They all clamor for his autograph.
(c) They embarrass him.
(d) They look down on him.
11. Who does Rubin claim will march down to the Convention Center in July?
(a) Every hippie celebrity in the country.
(b) One hundred Yippie activists.
(c) Ten thousand naked hippies.
(d) Timothy Leary.
12. According to Thompson, what group was responsible for settling the South?
(a) Criminals.
(b) African-Americans.
(c) The wealthy.
(d) Italians.
13. What is one of the reasons Thompson is so famous?
(a) He has a rebellious image, though everyone tolerates him.
(b) Thompson wins the Pulitzer.
(c) Thompson marries into a famous family.
(d) Thompson single-handedly calls out an entire governmental branch on their corruption.
14. Why is Thompson angry during "June?"
(a) He was tricked by a politician.
(b) He had his alcohol confiscated.
(c) Someone stole his weed.
(d) An article was seized before it could be sent to Rolling Stone.
15. In "June," what is significant about drug use among the journalists?
(a) It is non-existent.
(b) It is blatant and frequent.
(c) It is becoming more open.
(d) It is highly secretive.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is particularly colorful about the letter exchange in "July?"
2. Why is Thompson concerned about his toenails?
3. What is a trademark of Thompson's writing, as evidenced in "June?"
4. In "May," what complaint do Thompson and other journalists have on the campaign trail?
5. To what does Thompson compare the writer's problem he discusses in "June?"
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