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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 Leach throw at Thompson in the kitchen?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) The doll.

2. What is the date of the first entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) March 12.
(b) February 16.
(c) September 18.
(d) February 23.

3. Which airline was mentioned in connection with the following quote: "Xerox copy with author's notes of yesterday's program..."?
(a) Delta Airlines.
(b) American Airlines.
(c) Continental Airlines.
(d) U.S. Airlines.

4. In the Introduction, where was Thompson placed after his escape?
(a) A Decompression Chamber.
(b) A holding cell.
(c) An enforced labor camp.
(d) A mental institution.

5. Thompson wrote in the letter in the Introduction that he had been unable to be contacted by anyone but whom?
(a) The Holtz family.
(b) The Animals.
(c) The Doctors.
(d) The Bushmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug did Thompson equate mescaline as being very much like in "Mescalito"?

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

3. Who composed Sonata in F Major for Oboe and Guitar?

4. Who was a friend of F. X. Leach in a 1992 Rolling Stone article by Hunter S. Thompson?

5. In what year does "Mescalito" begin?

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