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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson argues that for years the Chinese government had tried to eliminate what but failed, in "Down to a Sunless Sea?"

2. Where did Thompson wish the Filipino president would be sent, in "Memo from the War Room?"

3. What did Thompson refer to as an evil but inescapable business in "Full-time Scrambling?"

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

5. Who won the Superbowl in "Meat Sickness?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Thompson hope to go to Haiti in "Kill Them Before They Eat"?

3. How is the article "They Called Him Deep Throat" structured? Why?

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

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

6. How did Thompson compare the Chinese government's drug wars to the U.S. government's?

7. What did Thompson receive in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll"? What were his conclusions of it?

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

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

10. What did Thompson assert of Robertson, in "Rise of the TV Preachers"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Thompson's adventures with sports betting in the text. What teams did Thompson bet on and why? What were the outcomes?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the campaign of Gary Hart in the 1988 Presidential Election. What scandals emerged during the campaign and how did they affect polls?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Thompson's experiences in the salvage industry in Florida. Why did he go there? Why did he leave?

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