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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. The poem at the beginning of "Death of a Poet" describes a coffin of __________.
(a) Ice.
(b) Water.
(c) Fire.
(d) Smoke.

2. What station did Thompson promise to send a check to in "Mescalito"?
(a) KWER.
(b) KPPR.
(c) WKRP.
(d) KPFK.

3. What did Thompson see upon entering the kitchen?
(a) A man cooking.
(b) A naked woman.
(c) A dancing woman.
(d) A prostitute with cocaine.

4. Whom did Thompson write of in Jerusalem in "Mescalito"?
(a) Andrew Watson.
(b) Michael Stewart.
(c) Anthony Hatch.
(d) Melvin Laird.

5. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" that the little red indicator that moves along with the ball on the typewriter appeared to be made of _________.
(a) Lipstick.
(b) Watermelon.
(c) Blood.
(d) Rubies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of "Mescalito" Thompson was full of pills, club sandwiches, and _____________.

2. What did Leach throw at Thompson in the kitchen?

3. What is the date of the first entry of "Mescalito"?

4. What did Thompson creep across the room to get to help with the sunlight in "Mescalito"?

5. What did Thompson believe Leach had done when he saw the woman in the kitchen?

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