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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The people would come to collect Leach's debt by _____________.
(a) Next week.
(b) Tomorrow morning.
(c) Tomorrow at noon.
(d) Midnight.

2. How many years after Mr. Screwjack's disappearance did the narrator encounter him again?
(a) Eight.
(b) Nine.
(c) Sven.
(d) Six.

3. What had Leach been drinking when he changed his bet?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Schnapps.
(c) Gin.
(d) Whiskey.

4. Where was the narrator's tattoo located?
(a) His chest.
(b) His forearm.
(c) His shoulder.
(d) His back.

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

6. What does the narrator describe as having been so loud it made them both tremble when Mr. Screwjack was thrown out?
(a) His growl.
(b) His meow.
(c) His purr.
(d) His sign.

7. Who had given Thompson the numbers he'd used to place his bets?
(a) His father.
(b) Leach.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Gonzo.

8. Upon what had the narrator drooled, according to his prayer in "Screwjack"?
(a) Prison walls.
(b) High Priests.
(c) Screwjack.
(d) Altars.

9. Which car did the woman at the car rental counter tell Thompson to take?
(a) Any car he wanted.
(b) The blue car.
(c) The Neon sedan.
(d) The yellow Volkswagen.

10. Where did Mr. Screwjack try to coax the narrator after dinner?
(a) To the living room.
(b) To the kitchen.
(c) To the bedroom.
(d) Outside.

11. The address given to Thompson by his friend turned out to be a_____________.
(a) Subdivision.
(b) Cabin.
(c) Apartment complex.
(d) Trailer park.

12. In the opening of "Screwjack," the letter is described as having been written how many days before "his" disappearance?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

13. According to Thompson in "Death of a Poet," who had struck out?
(a) Mighty Mick.
(b) Mighty Ott.
(c) Mighty Casey.
(d) Babe Ruth.

14. The opening paragraph of "Screwjack" is signed off by ____________.
(a) Maurice.
(b) Hunter S. Thompson.
(c) The Editors.
(d) Raoul Duke.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Screwjack left, the narrator wrote "And then he was gone, with no noise, like some ____ from my other world."

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

3. Who called on the telephone for the second narrator in "Screwjack"?

4. Mr. Screwjack left "across the woodpile and through that shadowy hole between" what kind of tree?

5. What was the title of the 1992 Rolling Stone article by Hunter S. Thompson in which F. X. Leach also appeared?

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