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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thompson arrived back from a tour of the Soviet Union and _____________.
(a) China.
(b) England.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Japan.

2. Who had "gone off to Real Estate School"?
(a) Paul.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Herman.
(d) Mama.

3. Thompson was anxious to see ______________and celebrate a victory in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Duke.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Gonzo.
(d) Leach.

4. Thompson wrote in the Introduction that it was as though in a previous life he had been a ______________.
(a) Earle of Denver.
(b) Spotted trout.
(c) Washing woman.
(d) Jackbastard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Luau, who could remember when Farmer was a radical?

2. Who had given Thompson the numbers he'd used to place his bets?

3. What does the writer do in the tunnel in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?

4. In the Introduction, where was Thompson placed after his escape?

5. What were the police and ambulances scrambling toward as Thompson watched in the beginning of "Mescalito"?

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