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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 40-71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major news network tried to interview Thompson but was turned away in "Bad Nerves in Fat City?"
(a) NBC News.
(b) FOX News.
(c) CBS News.
(d) ABC News.

2. Where did Thompson live during the writing of Generation of Swine?
(a) San Francisco, CA.
(b) Denver, CO.
(c) Woody Creek, CO.
(d) Seattle, WA.

3. Who did Thompson discover was withdrawing from the race in "Apres Moi, le Deluge?"
(a) Ted Kennedy.
(b) Geoge Bush.
(c) Gary Hart.
(d) Patrick Buchanan.

4. What did Thompson write are always available in hotel rooms, in his Introduction?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Bibles.
(c) Matches.
(d) Ashtrays.

5. "The Hellfire Club" discussed the sexual scandals of the televangelists Jimmy Swaggart and who else?
(a) Gary Hart.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Billy Graham.
(d) Jim Bakker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie did Thompson attend in "A Generation of Swine?"

2. What was Thompson's heart rate in "A Generation of Swine?"

3. Who did Thompson say was gored by a buffalo in "Buffalo Gores a Visitor?"

4. Where did "Saturday Night in the City" take place?

5. Where did Thompson go with Doug and Terrence in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

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