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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 sign.
(d) His purr.

2. What did Thompson go to the kitchen to get in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Wild Turkey.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Scotch.

3. The second narrator in "Screwjack" writes that after having been bitten, he "stared down at him very intently from a distance of" how many inches?
(a) 5 or 6.
(b) 11 or 12.
(c) 7 or 8.
(d) 17 or 18.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From where did the second narrator receive a call full of political news in "Screwjack"?

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

4. The address given to Thompson by the poet was located behind ______________.

5. Where was the narrator's tattoo located?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long was Screwjack gone before returning to Duke? What was he like?

2. What was the critical and public reaction to the collection of stories in Screw-jack?

3. What did the second narrator do to Screwjack?

4. What happened when Duke threw Screwjack out?

5. Describe the individual, F.X. Leach. What was his occupation? How did the narrator of "Death of a Poet" know him?

6. What interaction did the narrator have with the car rental employee in "Death of a Poet"?

7. Describe the use of imagery in "Death of a Poet." What images are symbolic in the story? How?

8. What did Screwjack do in the ending of the narrative?

9. What did Duke write to the Lord in "Screwjack"?

10. How does the narrative point of view change in "Screwjack"?

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