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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 194-223.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Thompson's friend catch trout, in "They All Drowned?"
(a) With a shotgun.
(b) With a hook.
(c) With a net.
(d) With a bayonette.

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

3. What did Thompson's friend ask him to do, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"
(a) Kill someone.
(b) Arrest someone.
(c) Hold a bag.
(d) Fly the plane.

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

5. What made Thompson particularly angry with the school system, in "Expelled from the System?"
(a) Urine tests.
(b) Teen pregnancy.
(c) Advancement tests.
(d) No Child Left Behind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Reagan's veto on sanctions in South Africa, in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"

2. Cromwell offered to race his what against the motorcycle, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"

3. Who saw the scandals as a witch hunt against Ronald Reagan, in "God Bless Colonel North?"

4. Who told Thompson he would have to buy a de-scrambler to watch most channels on his television in "Full-time Scrambling?"

5. In "Ronald Reagan is Doomed," Thompson wrote that people were already fleeing the Reagan Administration because of what?

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