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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. To whom is the letter in the Introduction addressed?
(a) Paulo.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Stu.
(d) Maurice.

2. How many flower children walked below Thompson's window and waved at him in "Mescalito"?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

3. What date is the second entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) February 19.
(b) February 18.
(c) March 12.
(d) February 20.

4. In "Mescalito," what part of Thompson's body had muscle spasms?
(a) Thompson's neck.
(b) Thompson's thigh.
(c) Thompson's arm.
(d) Thompson's foot.

5. What did Thompson give the car rental girl "a taste of" in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) The dusty knife.
(b) The one-two.
(c) The long knuckle.
(d) The long look.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson warned himself to stay away from ___________ during his mescaline trip in "Mescalito."

2. Who was a civil rights activist, a leader of the American civil rights movement of the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and the initiator and organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride which eventually led to the desegregation of interstate busing in the United states?

3. Who was screaming in the background of the headset on the plane in "Mescalito"?

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

5. Which car did the woman at the car rental counter tell Thompson to take?

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