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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 224-253.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concert did Thompson watch on "Memo from the War Room?"
(a) The Beatles.
(b) The Doors.
(c) The Rolling Stones.
(d) The Who.

2. "A Generation of Swine" begins with Thompson describing people's obsessions with doing what at home?
(a) Watching movies.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Testing their health.
(d) Socializing.

3. In "Dealing with Pigs," Thompson doubted there was a connection between violence and what?
(a) Video games.
(b) Gun laws.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Pornography.

4. Who did Thompson bet against in the Chicago Bears game in "Meat Sickness?"
(a) New Orleans Saints.
(b) New York Giants.
(c) New England Patriots.
(d) Seattle Mariners.

5. What was Thompson following in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"
(a) A trout.
(b) A fox.
(c) A lead on Nixon.
(d) A whale.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was the stranger selling the bike for, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"

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

3. Who came to visit Thompson in "They All Drowned?"

4. "The Death Ship" describes a barge in the Northeast carrying what?

5. Where was Thompson in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"

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