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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. Which team did Thompson bet on in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Green Bay Packers.
(b) Seattle Seahawks.
(c) Kansas City Chiefs.
(d) Dallas Cowboys.

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

3. According to the narrator, where did someone go after Real Estate School?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) New York.
(c) El Centro.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. What did Thompson begin looking for in the kitchen after seeing the woman?
(a) A gun.
(b) A pan.
(c) A fork.
(d) A knife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 __________."

2. The people would come to collect Leach's debt by _____________.

3. What was Leach wearing when he answered the door in "Death of a Poet"?

4. The narrator described at the beginning of "Screwjack" that a crust of snow had formed on the porch since ____________.

5. What kind of car was in the yard with a "cold silver grille"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Leach tell the narrator was the savior of his marriage in "Death of a Poet"?

3. What other work had Thompson written centering on the character F.X. Leach?

4. Describe briefly the career of Hunter S. Thompson. For what genre of journalism was he known?

5. What did Screwjack do to the second narrator?

6. What did Leach do at the end of "Death of a Poet"?

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

8. What happened when Duke threw Screwjack out?

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

10. What startling sight did the narrator find in the kitchen in "Death of a Poet"?

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