Screw-jack Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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Screw-jack Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death of a Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thompson write "is all that matters--except for the horrible scars" in the Introduction?
(a) Escape.
(b) Redemption.
(c) Mescaline.
(d) Decadence.

2. According to Thompson, how high above his feet was his head while tripping in "Mescalito"?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 40 feet.

3. In "Mescalito," if Thompson could get up and go to the bathroom, he would like to get a towel to hang over __________.
(a) The balcony.
(b) The door.
(c) The window.
(d) The television.

4. In "Mescalito," what was "adjusting to this new stimulus like an old soldier ambushed and panicked for a moment"?
(a) The spirit.
(b) The brain.
(c) The soul.
(d) The body.

5. Leach told Thompson in "Death of a Poet" that he had changed his bet, gotten drunk, and ________________.
(a) Tripled the bet.
(b) Doubled up.
(c) Canceled the bet.
(d) Sold his car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson wrote, regarding the order of the stories, that the dramatic tension should build like _____________.

2. In "Mescalito," what did Thompson describe as "wily old"?

3. Leach's wife had gone to the store for ___________.

4. While waiting for Oscar in "Mescalito," how many hours did Thompson have to catch a plane?

5. What had Thompson and his friend recently bet on in "Death of a Poet"?

(see the answer key)

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