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

2. What does the writer do in the tunnel in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Sings.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Cries.

3. What kind of car did the flower children end up getting into in "Mescalito"?
(a) A bus.
(b) A beetle.
(c) A pickup truck.
(d) A taxi.

4. What did Thompson worry he might wig out and demand in "Mescalito"?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Water.
(d) Beer.

5. What did Thompson go to the kitchen to get in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Wild Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a sales jingle quoted by Thompson, "We cannot tell a lie, our machines will ___ you into a bag so fast you'll think you went blind."

2. What did Thompson see upon entering the kitchen?

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

4. The address given to Thompson by the poet was located behind ______________.

5. What signal did the flower children wave at Thompson in "Mescalito"?

(see the answer key)

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