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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. Thompson wrote in the Introduction that it was as though in a previous life he had been a ______________.
(a) Jackbastard.
(b) Earle of Denver.
(c) Spotted trout.
(d) Washing woman.

2. What signal did the flower children wave at Thompson in "Mescalito"?
(a) "V."
(b) "P."
(c) "Y."
(d) "W."

3. With whom did Thompson write of sitting on the Strip, talking to off-duty hookers in "Mescalito"?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Lionel.
(c) Arnold.
(d) James.

4. What liquor store did Thompson walk down to in the first entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) King's Cellar Liquor.
(b) Sisters of Mercy Liquor.
(c) Pearl Street Liquor.
(d) Jackson Square Liquor.

5. On what floor was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?
(a) 11th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 14th.
(d) 5th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which team did Leach bet on in "Death of a Poet"?

2. What street was Thompson's hotel overlooking in "Mescalito"?

3. According to Thompson in "Death of a Poet," who had struck out?

4. Thompson warned himself to stay away from ___________ during his mescaline trip in "Mescalito."

5. Where had Leach gone that led him to change his bet?

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