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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death of a Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Leach do at the end of "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Shot himself.
(b) Shot a police officer.
(c) Shot his wife.
(d) Hung himself.

2. What did Thompson worry he might wig out and demand in "Mescalito"?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Beer.
(c) Water.
(d) Whiskey.

3. What did Thompson claim he was not in his letter in the Introduction?
(a) A brainless whore.
(b) A sane man.
(c) A chaste nun.
(d) A classical writer.

4. What sporting event had just taken place in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Wimbledon.
(b) Superbowl.
(c) World Series.
(d) Stanley Cup.

5. What veteran CBS journalist did Thompson describe as being condescending in "Mescalito"?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) George Herman.
(c) Walter Cronkite.
(d) James Farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thompson write "is all that matters--except for the horrible scars" in the Introduction?

2. According to Thompson, to the flower children in "Mescalito" he must have been seen as just another ________________.

3. How did Thompson describe his typewriter keys while tripping in "Mescalito"?

4. What had Thompson and his friend recently bet on in "Death of a Poet"?

5. What date is the second entry of "Mescalito"?

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