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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. From where did Thompson write he had returned in the Introduction?
(a) New York.
(b) The Wilderness.
(c) The Great Beyond.
(d) Chicago.

2. In the Introduction, where was Thompson placed after his escape?
(a) A Decompression Chamber.
(b) A mental institution.
(c) An enforced labor camp.
(d) A holding cell.

3. What did Leach throw at Thompson in the kitchen?
(a) The doll.
(b) A knife.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A gun.

4. At what hotel was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?
(a) The Continental Hotel.
(b) The Dellmore Inn.
(c) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(d) The San Franciscan.

5. Thompson described the charwomen as prowling about the hotel like crippled ___________.
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Rats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thompson give the car rental girl "a taste of" in "Death of a Poet"?

2. What did Thompson write he thought should be last in order in the Introduction?

3. What had gone off in the night in Thompson's second entry from "Mescalito"?

4. How many flower children walked below Thompson's window and waved at him in "Mescalito"?

5. In what year does "Mescalito" begin?

(see the answer key)

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