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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. Whom did Thompson feel like while conversing with the flower children in "Mescalito"?
(a) James Farmer.
(b) Hubert Humphrey.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Johnny Carson.

2. What was the name of Leach's "punching bag" in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Julie.
(d) Michelle.

3. Thompson wrote that Leach was a junkie for _____________.
(a) Mass hysteria.
(b) Women.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Heroin.

4. What did Thompson write he didn't miss at all, most days, in the Introduction?
(a) His wife.
(b) His lover.
(c) His memory.
(d) His cat.

5. What did Thompson believe Leach had done when he saw the woman in the kitchen?
(a) Kidnapped someone.
(b) Shot his wife.
(c) Embezzled money.
(d) Shot a prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Thompson first tried to call Oscar in "Mescalito"?

2. What is the date of the third entry in "Mescalito"?

3. Thompson wrote that ___________ was "keeping me on my rails, without it I'd be completely adrift and weird" in "Mescalito"?

4. Which airline was mentioned in connection with the following quote: "Xerox copy with author's notes of yesterday's program..."?

5. In what establishment was Thompson in the beginning of "Death of a Poet"?

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