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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. What did Thompson receive in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll?"
(a) A contract.
(b) The Meese Report.
(c) The Reagan Report.
(d) A porn video.

2. Who did Thompson hope would go to South Africa with him, in "The Worst People in the World?"
(a) Vanessa Williams.
(b) Farah Fawcett.
(c) Teri Fischer.
(d) Jennifer Lee.

3. Where was Thompson traveling, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Denver.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) New York.

4. In "Last Train from Chicago," Thompson met a man who claimed to be friends with whom?
(a) John Madden.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) President Reagan.
(d) James Adams.

5. What did Thompson write would eventually cover all of Utah, in "They All Drowned?"
(a) Great Salt Lake.
(b) The Mississippi River.
(c) A glacier.
(d) The Pacific Ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose report linked pornography to violence, in "Four More Games?"

2. Where did Thompson travel in "The Gonzo Salvage Co.?"

3. Where did Thompson live during the writing of Generation of Swine?

4. In "The Doctor Will See You Now," Thompson received a letter from whom?

5. Who did Thompson say would be elected in 1988, at his lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Gary Hart introduced in "Gary Hart Talks Politics"? What wasThompson's opinion of Hart?

3. Who was Ralph Steadman? How did Thompson describe him?

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

5. Where was Thompson traveling in "Last Train from Chicago"? Who did he encounter?

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

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

8. Who is discussed in the article, "The Hellfire Club"? What comparison did Thompson make?

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

10. What is the subject of "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat"? What assertions did Thompson make in this article?

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