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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city was Thompson in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Denver.
(c) Green Bay.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. What did Leach tell Thompson he was about to do when he arrived?
(a) Take a shower.
(b) Go to the store.
(c) Slit his wrists.
(d) Make breakfast.

3. Mr. Screwjack had eaten the last of ______________at the beginning of "Screwjack."
(a) The tuna.
(b) The caviar.
(c) The chicken.
(d) The salmon.

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

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

6. The narrator described his longing for Mr. Screwjack as "wanting him so deep inside me that I will finally feel him coining on the soft red skin of my own __________."
(a) Mind.
(b) Heart.
(c) Brain.
(d) Soul.

7. When Mr. Screwjack left, the narrator wrote "And then he was gone, with no noise, like some ____ from my other world."
(a) Memory.
(b) Monster.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Alien.

8. What did the narrator do just before throwing Mr. Screwjack into the cold?
(a) Punched him.
(b) Kicked him.
(c) Licked him.
(d) Kissed him.

9. How many pounds did Mr. Screwjack weigh the second time the narrator had encountered him?
(a) 200.
(b) 150.
(c) 500.
(d) 300.

10. Where did the car rental employee say she was moving to in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Milwaukee.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) St. Louis.

11. What did Leach do at the end of "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Shot his wife.
(b) Shot himself.
(c) Hung himself.
(d) Shot a police officer.

12. The narrator describes Mr. Screwjack by saying, "Like my beast and my ____, my perfect dream lover, like that ghost that I must forget."
(a) Dolphin.
(b) Feline.
(c) Enemy.
(d) Mother.

13. What did Thompson give the car rental girl "a taste of" in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) The long look.
(b) The one-two.
(c) The long knuckle.
(d) The dusty knife.

14. The second narrator told Screwjack that he was no better than that punk who fell for _____________.
(a) Humphrey.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Mailer.
(d) Johnson.

15. The second narrator in "Screwjack" described grabbing the animal and squeezing him like a __________.
(a) Tomato.
(b) Grapefruit.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Grape.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What devastated the Duke Estate in "Screwjack"?

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

4. According to "Screwjack's" narrator, what "drove me crazy as I carried him in my arms to the front door"?

5. The opening paragraph of "Screwjack" is signed off by ____________.

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