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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thompson begin looking for in the kitchen after seeing the woman?

2. What brand of liquor was Leach carrying when he opened the door?

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

4. What did the narrator do just before throwing Mr. Screwjack into the cold?

5. Who had failed in discussing the Packers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did the second narrator do to Screwjack?

4. What image did the narrator imagine of Leach's neighbors in "Death of a Poet"?

5. How is the narrative style of "Screwjack" similar to the other stories in the collection? How does it differ?

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

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

8. Where had the narrator arrived in "Death of a Poet"? What did he see upon arrival?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role that sports betting plays in the narrative of "Death of a Poet." How involved was Hunter S. Thompson in sports betting? What other works discuss it?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Thompson's interaction with the employee at the car rental station in "Death of a Poet." What does this interaction show the protagonist to be?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the plot structure of "Mescalito." Identify and define the exposition, rising action, climax, and denoument of the narrative.

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