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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 year is the District of Columbia Housing Act from?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1989.

2. Who was the deputy chief of the DEA's Cocaine Desk when O'Rourke's book was written?
(a) Albert Collins.
(b) Mario Perez.
(c) Dick Weart.
(d) Mike Mullin.

3. O'Rourke considers what war to be a rare success for U.S. foreign policy?
(a) The war in Korea.
(b) The war in Japan.
(c) The war in Vietnam.
(d) The war in Afghanistan.

4. O'Rourke concludes that, because government can stifle the free market, government is what?
(a) Necessary.
(b) Immoral.
(c) All powerful.
(d) Frightening.

5. On what day did O'Rourke attend a housing rally?
(a) February 23.
(b) October 7.
(c) July 16.
(d) March 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Soldiers told about fighting in Panama in what magazine?

2. O'Rourke attended a housing rally that took place where?

3. How many poor people does O'Rourke say live in the U.S.?

4. What was the deadline for the last Soviet troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan?

5. Townsfolk from O'Rourke's town decided that any new sewer system costing more than how much had to be approved by a special town meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe O'Rourke's experience when he joined the Guardian Angels on a drug den raid.

2. How does O'Rourke suggest solving the problem of students dropping out of school?

3. How does O'Rourke feel about the Guardian Angels after his experience with them?

4. Who does O'Rourke blame for the savings and loan collapse?

5. How does O'Rourke see a connection between the fear of crack cocaine in America and racism?

6. How does O'Rourke feel about the government's treatment of the nation's problem with drugs?

7. Why does O'Rourke believe that a lot of money should be spent on the American military?

8. Why does O'Rourke feels that Blatherboro is out of its depth when it comes to city planning?

9. Why does O'Rourke seem to think his family was stronger because they were not given any help?

10. What does O'Rourke see when he spends an evening with the Washington DC police department?

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