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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who called Thompson in "Apres Moi, le Deluge?"
(a) CBS News.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Marco.
(d) Frank.

2. In "Lester Maddox Lives," Thompson was horrified that an openly _____ governor was still a respected political figure.
(a) Religious.
(b) Segregationist.
(c) Gay.
(d) Liberal.

3. Who was being sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in "Strictly Business?"
(a) William Everett.
(b) William Rehnquist.
(c) Andrew Sweitzer.
(d) Ed Meese.

4. Who was the "plunderer" in "Salvage is Not Looting?"
(a) Crazy Bob.
(b) Brady.
(c) Elgin.
(d) Crazy Mean Brian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thompson hope would go to South Africa with him, in "The Worst People in the World?"

2. Who butchered an ox with Reagan's face on it, in "Ox Butchered in Tripoli?"

3. Thompson criticized Reagan's what, in "Welcome to the Tunnel?"

4. What work did Thompson say he has used more lines from than any other work?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Thompson's assertion about Reagan and Bush in "Two More Years"?

2. What did Thompson do in Las Vegas in "Bull Market on The Strip"?

3. What did Thompson write of Ferdinand Marcos in "Memo from the War Room"?

4. Who did Thompson encounter in "Strictly Business"? What interaction took place?

5. What did Thompson state in his author's note that he cited more than any other source? Why?

6. Who did Thompson meet with, in "The Turk Comes to TV News"? What was the subject of this meeting?

7. What took place in Thompson's episodic "Last Dance in Dumb Town"?

8. What was Thompson doing in "Nixon and the Whale Woman"? Why?

9. What did Thompson write about the media in "Bad Nerves in Fat City"?

10. Where did Thompson go in "The Beast with Three Backs"? Why?

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