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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 134-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thompson demand the latest numbers on, in "Showdown in the Pig Palace?"
(a) Senate races.
(b) Presidential race.
(c) Gubernatorial races.
(d) House races.

2. Who killed all of Skinner's contacts in "Four Million Thugs?"
(a) The Tutsi.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The Tonton Macoute.
(d) The CIA.

3. Where did Ted Kennedy drive off a bridge?
(a) Chappaquiddick.
(b) Northern California.
(c) Martha's Vineyard.
(d) Arizona.

4. Thompson believed that who had a lesser chance of winning the election because he encouraged the Saudi Arabian government to raise oil prices?
(a) Joe Biden.
(b) Michael Dukakis.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Gary Hart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Thompson trying to go in "Last Train from Chicago?"

2. In "Last Train from Chicago," Thompson met a man who claimed to be friends with whom?

3. Who was the "plunderer" in "Salvage is Not Looting?"

4. "They Called Him Deep Throat" was split between a discussion of televangelist Pat Robertson and what Watergate conspirator?

5. Who was trying to interview Thompson in "Bad Nerves in Fat City" when the interview was disrupted by an angry woman pounding on the hotel room door?

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